lethal weapon

1 oz Smith & Cross Rum
1 oz Batavia Arrack (von Oosten)
1 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Velvet Falernum
1/2 oz Vanilla Syrup
1 dropper Tiki Bitters (2 dash Bitter Cube Corazon)

Shake with ice and strain into a Collins glass with ice (Tiki mug with crushed ice).Two Thursdays ago, my friend Chris Almeida posted a story of a Facebook memory from 2022 of the recipe for the Lethal Weapon that he created at The Tasty in Plymouth, Massachusetts.The drink's combination of Smith & Cross, Batavia Arrack, lime, and falernum was one that I had enjoyed before in the Privateer, so I was curious to see how it would do with vanilla syrup and Tiki bitters here. Once prepared, the Lethal Weapon opened up with lime, vanilla, and rum funk aromas. Next, lime and caramel notes on the sip flipped into funky and earthy rums, vanilla, and clove flavors on the swallow.