Three Dots And A Dash Recipe

Three dots and a dash is a tropical classic from none other than tiki legend don the beachcomber. Its a spicy, assertive melange of rums (martinique and guyanese, preferably), citrus, clove, allspice, and honey. The original recipe called for a splash of orange juice, which gets a bit lost in the sauce among all the strongly-flavored ingredients. At three dots and a dash in chicago (a tiki haunt named for this very drink), owner paul mcgee swaps out the oj for dry curaao (like pierre ferrand) and a touch more lime, which we agree is an upgrade. The traditional garnish is three cherries and a long chunk of pineapple on a skewer, representing the morse code for victory along with a festooning of edible flowers, pineapple leaves, and all other manner of tropical festoonery.