Message in a Bottle

A funky, yet refreshing Three Dots and a Dash riff with hints of spice and a bittersweet undercurrent 🏝
The blend of sugarcane rum spirits and funky Probitas provides a base with flavors of sugarcane, grass, molasses with hints of tropical fruit and sea breeze. The deep sweetness of the honey syrup works well with the sugarcane notes while also pairing well with the grapefruit and lime juice mix. The addition of Falernum and Angostura add some island spices (clove, allspice) and a pinch of salt helps the flavors pop
1 oz Unaged Cachaca (Avua Prata, Novo Fogo Silver, etc)
.5 oz Mexican Aguardiente (Oaxacan sugarcane spirit; Paranubes makes really nice bottle)
.5 oz Lightly Aged Blended Rum (Foursquare’s Probitas has a nice mix of clean Bajan rum with a bit of Jamaican funk but Plantation 3 Star could probably sub)
.5 oz Falernum (John D Taylor, etc)
.5 oz Honey Syrup (equal volumes honey and warm water; stir until fully blended)
.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Pinch of salt
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled double rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a swizzle stick
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