cinnamon girl

1 oz Avua Prata Cachaça (Novo Fogo Bar Strength)
1/2 oz Laird's Apple Brandy (Laird's Bonded)
1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup
3/4 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice

Whip shake, pour into a double old fashioned glass, fill with crushed ice, and garnish with an Angostura Bitters float (3-4 dashes). I drank this with a straw to bypass the bitters layer. Two Tuesdays, after I returned home from placing third in the Boston Malört competition making the Swedish Paralysis (see the updated post with a photo of me behind the bar that night), I had extra prepped orange juice, lemon juice, and cinnamon syrup left over. I looked for a good use of these ingredients before the juices went bad, and in my notes, I found the Cinnamon Girl by Rebeca Hitcher for the Dutch Kills' Fall 2024 menu via online recipe flashcards. Once prepared, the Cinnamon Girl welcomed the nose with allspice, cinnamon, and clove aromas from the bitters garnish and the syrup. Next, through the straw, the sip shared orange and lemon notes, and the swallow unfurled funky cachaça, apple, and cinnamon flavors. Indeed, I was impressed at how well this cachaça worked with apple brandy, and I had noted similar observations in the Ironbound and Fantastic Fizz (and I used it in my Vagalume Bowl).