Hell Haggerty
Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.
Recently, I became inspired by the Armstrong from Idlewild with the Sfumato-cinnamon syrup combination. From there, I swapped the rye-rum base for the duo of Scotch and apple brandy that paired well with Sfumato in the Leaf Fall. Perhaps it was the Montenegro-cinnamon containing Battle Annie that got me on the gang naming convention, for this one I dubbed Hell Haggerty who I learned about in Herbert Asbury's book The Barbary Coast. Haggerty was part of the Sydney Ducks gang of British criminals from Australia who made their way to San Francisco's red light zone during the Gold Rush, and he owned two notorious establishments, the Goat & Compass and the Golden Rule.
- Leaf Fall — Islay Scotch, Apple brandy, Bénédictine, Amaro, Bitters, Absinthe, Orange peel
- Jacques and Doris — Blended Scotch, Islay Scotch, Peychaud's Bitters, Lavender bitters, Suze, Cane syrup, Grapefruit peel
- The Jimmy Graham — Irish whiskey, Cynar, Bigallet China-China, Oloroso sherry
- Mayor Rock — Mezcal, Apple brandy, Bitters, Orange bitters, Agave syrup, Orange peel
- Ciudad Oscura — Mezcal, Añejo tequila, Fernet Vallet, Bitters, Agave syrup, Orange peel
Curated to list as Izarra Yellow (added to the KC ingredient list under Izarra.) The yellow is typically listed as jaune in French sources and in some places on the French producer's website...but also as yellow. The green is sometimes listed as vert and other times as verte (feminine). Unfortunately some of the old cocktail books don't specify either color, and as with Chartreuse the two colors also correspond to different flavor profiles. Sometimes another period book will list the same cocktail with the yellow or green specified.