third time's the charm

1 oz Blackwell Rum (Coruba)
1/2 oz Planteray Dark Rum
1/2 oz Clement Creole Shrubb (Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao)
1/2 oz Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
2 dash Chocolate Bitters (Bittermens)

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe.Two Sundays ago, I returned to the same online recipe flashcard sets from the Old Pal in Athens, Georgia, that I found the Monkey Wrench. The drink that I became curious about was the Third Time's The Charm from their Fall 2023 menu. Overall, it seemed like an interesting riff, but of what? A spicy Cable Car or perhaps the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club? One of my Instagram friends even suggested a chili variation on the Periodista. Once prepared, the Third Time's the Charm offered up caramel, orange, and roast pepper aromas. Next, lemon, orange, and caramel notes on the sip gave way to dark funky rum, orange, and pepper spice flavors on the swallow.