paulsgrave

2 oz Plantation Stiggins' Fancy Rum
1/2 oz Amaro Ciociaro
1/2 oz Crème de Banane (Tempus Fugit)
2 dash Mole Bitters (Bittermens)
1 Whole Egg

Shake one round without ice and one round with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass, and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. Two Sundays ago, I became inspired by the classic Colleen Bawn Flip and a few recent drinks with the Ciociaro-banane combo such as the After School Special and Goldilocks, and I began to scheme. Besides the whole egg aspect, I took the flavor combination in a pineapple rum direction for something a bit more tropical. The rum, banana, and pineapple notes led me to name this after something nautical in nature, and I dubbed it the Paulsgrave after Paulsgrave Williams, a pirate active from 1716-23 in the Caribbean, Eastern seaboard, and the coast of Western Africa. In the glass, the Paulsgrave opened up with woody spice from the nutmeg garnish. Next, a creamy and caramel sip sailed into rum, pineapple, bitter orange, and banana flavors on the swallow.