maria bonita

1 oz Cachaça (Novo Fogo Bar Strength)
1/2 oz Apple Brandy (Laird's Bonded)
1 oz Campari
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth (Giacomo Speroni)
1/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist. I became inspired by the cachaça, apple brandy, and cinnamon trio of the Cinnamon Girl that I had made a few days prior and I merged parts of that with a Negroni given that it was Negroni Week and the cinnamon-Campari duo of Erick Castro's Babbo's Toddy. I dubbed this one the Maria Bonita which was the nickname of Maria Delia who joined Lapião and his bandits in criminal adventures in Brazil circa 1930; Maria & Lampião became entrenched in Brazilian folk history akin to Bonnie & Clyde in the United States. Once mixed, the Maria Bonita shot forth with orange, cinnamon, and grassy funk aromas. Next, grape and apple notes on the sip were ambushed by funky cachaça, apple, bitter orange, cinnamon, and clove flavors on the swallow.