dream of the lava beds

1 3/4 oz London Dry Gin (Fords)
1/4 oz Pineapple Rum (Planteray)
3/4 oz Dry Vermouth (Dolin)
1/4 oz Benedictine
2 dash Orange Bitters (Regan's)
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with an orange twist. Two Fridays ago, I thought about the next drink to make for a regular who I hooked on Martini variations and as a follow up to the Portorico, a Martini with Jamaican rum and banana liqueur, that I had just served them. Here, I took the Poet's Dream and merged it with a Madame Lou (gin, dry vermouth, pineapple syrup) but with pineapple rum in place of the syrup. Plus a dash of Angostura was added to the equation for a little depth. I originally tried a 3:1 gin to pineapple rum ratio but that was a bit distracting, so I toned it down. For a name, I dubbed it the Dream of the Lava Beds with the first part of the name from the Poet's Dream and the second part from Madame Lou's nickname, the Queen of the Lava Beds. In the glass, the Dream of the Lava Beds erupted with an orange, pineapple, and allspice aroma. Next, white wine and caramel notes on the sip relaxed into pine, pineapple, herbal, orange, and clove flavors on the swallow.