bees for pélé

1 1/2 oz La Favorite Rhum Agricole Blanc (JM 100°)
3/4 oz Yellow Chartreuse
1 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Honey Syrup
21 drop Angostura Bitters

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with 5 drop Angostura Bitters.Two Thursdays ago, I reached for Neal Bodenheimer and Emily Timberlake's Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em book to see if I had skipped over any gems. There, I was lured in by Rhiannon Enlil's Bees for Pélé that she crafted at Cure; I had probably skipped over this one to conserve my Yellow Chartreuse bottle at the time. The recipe was a cross between a Daisy de Santiago and a Bee's Knees, and Rhiannon named it after both the volcano on Martinique and one of Rhiannon's favorite teenage albums – Tori Amos' Boys for Pele. In the glass, the Bees for Pélé showcased a honey, clove, allspice, pine, and grassy funky aroma. Next, lemon and honey mingled on the sip, and the swallow offered up funky rum and herbal flavors with a cinnamon and clove spice finish.