over the blue moon

2 oz Appleton Signature Rum
1/2 oz Cynar
1/4 oz Espresso Liqueur (Mr. Black)
1/4 oz Cinnamon Demerara Syrup
2 dash Mole Bitters (Bittermens)

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass smoked with cinnamon, add a large ice cube, and garnish with freshly grated almond.Two Mondays ago, I returned to the online recipe flashcards for Forget Me Not in Denver, and I opted for the Over the Blue Moon circa 2021. Besides the information gleaned from the flashcard, the restaurant group sells this as a cocktail kit and provides specific build directions. While the flashcard mentioned a house rum blend of Appleton and Planteray without mentioning which type of the former and which island the latter, the kit utilizes Appleton Signature which is what I went with here. Indeed, the combination of rum, Cynar, and coffee liqueur is one that I have utilized in the Why Don't You Do Right after having had it before in drinks like the Belafonte and Lake Union. In the glass, the Over the Blue Moon gave forth a caramel, vegetal, coffee, almond, and hint of acrid smoke aroma. Next, caramel and roast notes on the sip blossomed into rum, vegetal, coffee, and cinnamon flavors on the swallow.