urban hiatus

1 oz Del Maguey Mezcal Vida (Peloton de la Muerte)
1/2 oz Myers's Rum (Coruba)
1/2 oz Falernum (Velvet)
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 dash Tiki Bitters (Bittercube Trinity)

Whip shake, pour into a Highball glass, fill with crushed ice, and garnish with a mint sprig wrapped in a long lemon twist.Two Thursdays ago, I peered into Eastern Standard's bar bible that I acquired during the Pandemic closure, and I latched on to the Urban Hiatus. Overall, it appeared like a mezcal-dark Jamaican rum riff on Erick Castro's Iron Ranger, so I was game to give it a go. In the glass, the Urban Hiatus gave forth a lemon, mint, pineapple, and smoke bouquet. Next, caramel, lemon, and pineapple notes on the sip developed into dark rum, vegetal, pineapple, rum funk, and smoke flavors on the swallow.