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A Tiki drink made from two rums, spiced liqueurs, citrus, and honey. It's briefly mixed and served over crushed ice. The garnish of three cherries and a pineapple spear is part of the name.
As of: · Donn Beach and the Tiki era
Many ingredients, but no chaos. First you taste lime and orange, fresh and clear. Behind that comes the Rhum Agricole: it's distilled from fresh sugarcane juice and tastes grassy, almost vegetal. The aged rum lays dark sweetness underneath. Then the spices step in. Falernum is a sweet liqueur with lime and spice, the allspice liqueur tastes warm, like clove pepper. Honey syrup rounds things out, and the bitters draw a spicy thread through it all. With 60 milliliters of rum, the drink is strong. The crushed ice gradually dilutes it as you drink.
A drink for late evening and for people who've already tried a few things. It's sweet, spicy, and strong all at once, which takes some getting used to. Beginners often find it overloaded. If you like Tiki, meaning rum with fruit and spice, this is exactly right for you. Two of these back to back is rarely a good idea, since 60 milliliters of rum plus liqueurs add up fast.
What matters
Allspice liqueur has nothing to do with chili. Allspice in German is also called 'Nelkenpfeffer,' and it tastes warm and spicy, not hot. Blend for only a few seconds, in short pulses. Blending too long shreds the ice into slush, and the drink turns watery. It's worth taking care with the garnish: three cherries and an elongated pineapple spear recreate the three dots and the dash from the name.
The Three Dots and a Dash is one of the Tiki classics associated with Donn Beach. Its name comes from Morse code. Three dots and a dash stand for the letter V, and V was linked to Victory. The garnish spells out this symbol in the glass: three cherries for the dots, an elongated pineapple spear for the dash. The structure also follows a plan. Every rum and every spiced liqueur here has its own job and isn't just filler.
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