jah rule

1 oz Novo Fogo Silver Cachaça (Novo Fogo Bar Strength)
1 oz Doctor Bird Aged Jamaican Rum (Smith & Cross)
1/2 oz Luxardo Bitter Bianco
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1 dash Absinthe (8 drop St. George)

Shake with ice, strain into a Tiki mug or old fashioned glass, and fill with crushed ice.Monday two weeks ago, I volunteered to work at the Boston edition of Speed Rack which was the first opportunity to do so since March 2020. While cleaning up afterward the event, someone pointed out that were a few left over bottles from the brand tables for the volunteers to take, and I grabbed a bottle of Luxardo Bitter Bianco since I had my eye on it previously when in liquor stores. For a first drink with it, I made the Jah Rule by Jessica Manzey at Seattle's Rumba from Chloe Frechette's Easy Tiki book as the combination of cachaça and Jamaican rum seemed alluring. Once prepared, the Jah Rule opened up with tropical fruit and rum funk aromas. Next, lime notes filled the sip and led into funky, grassy, bitter herbal, banana, pineapple, and soursop flavors on the swallow. Although it was a bit on the tart side, there was so much flavor complexity in this mix that it was rather enjoyable.