another sunken boat

1 1/2 oz Del Maguey Mezcal Vida (Banhez)
3/4 oz Punt e Mes
1/2 oz Cherry Heering
2 dash Absinthe (12 drop Copper & Kings)

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe, and garnish with a cherry.Two Thursdays ago, I decided to make the Another Sunken Boat by Phil Ward at New York City's Long Island Bar circa 2022 as a riff on the Remember the Maine originally published in Charles H. Baker Jr.'s first book. I had spotted this recipe on a friend's Instagram post in early July, and I was able to trace it back to Robert Simonson's Substack. The combination reminded me of the reposado tequila-based Remember the Alamo, so I was definitely interested in trying Phil's spin on things. In the glass, the Another Sunken Boat proffered smoke, vegetal, and licorice aromas to the nose. Next, grape and dark plum notes on the sip nestled into vegetal, smoke, bitter herbal, cherry, and licorice flavors on the swallow that later gained more dark fruit notes as the drink warmed up.