death by distance

2 oz Half Moon Gin (1 3/4 oz Farmer's Gin + 1/4 oz Morin Calvados Selection) (*)
3/4 oz Averna
1/4 oz Smith & Cross Rum
1/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup
1 dash Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters (Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters)

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with a cherry.
(*) Half Moon is a gin made with a 80-20 wheat-apple base, so I supplemented the gin with Calvados like I did with the Muff Pistol. Two Thursdays ago, I returned to online recipe flashcards for the Valkyrie in Tulsa and selected the Death by Distance. The Tulsa Voice in 2014 attributed the creation to bartender Josh Coffee, and its Averna-cinnamon combination lured me in for how well it has worked in other drinks such as the Earl Grey Angel. In the glass, the Death by Distance donated a caramel, cinnamon, and rum funk bouquet to the nose. Next, Averna's caramel continued on into the sip where it was followed by juniper, apple, herbal, and cinnamon flavors on the swallow with a rum funk finish.