easy out

1 oz Lalo Tequila (Arette)
1 oz Amaro Montenegro
3/4 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with cayenne pepper powder.Two Saturdays ago, I returned to my list of drinks to make and decided on the Easy Out from the Spring/Summer 2024 menu at Dutch Kills that I had found in an online set of recipe flashcards. The combination of Montenegro with cinnamon reminded me of the Conquest of Paradise, Battle Annie, and other drinks, and Montenegro with passion fruit was one that I experienced in the Stranger than Paradise, so I was curious to see what the three would do together. In the glass, the Easy Out opened up with chili, passion fruit, clementine, and cinnamon aromas. Next, lime, caramel, and tropical notes on the sip were stepped on by tequila, peach, and cinnamon flavors on the swallow with hints of pepper spice on the the finish.