guiding light

3 oz Dark Rum (1 1/2 oz Coruba)
1 1/2 oz Campari (3/4 oz)
1 1/2 oz Averna (3/4 oz)
4 dash Grapefruit Bitters (2 dash Bittermens)

Stir with ice and strain into a flask (old fashioned glass).Two Saturdays ago, I returned to Sarah Baird's Flask book and landed on the Guiding Light. It is a different Guiding Light than the one that my old coworker Joe Slavinski created at Russell House Tavern; this one was unattributed so perhaps it was the author's handiwork. This recipe in the book was under the category of "woodsy camping" flask drinks, and while most of the recipes were room temperature, this one recommended stirring with ice first for dilution and I enjoyed it when it was still chilled. Overall, it reminded me of The Departed with more rum and no mezcal, so I went ahead and mixed one up. In the glass instead of the flask, the Guiding Light showcased a caramel, grapefruit, and rum funk aroma. Next, a caramel-driven sip from the Averna and dark rum led into a funky rum, cola, and bitter orange swallow.