hijos de borinquen

1 oz Aged Rum such as DonQ Añejo (DonQ Añejo)
1 oz Smith & Cross Rum
1 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Apricot Liqueur (Rothman & Winter)
1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel (omit). Two Fridays ago, I was perusing a thread on Reddit's cocktail forum about apricot liqueur recipes when I came across the Hijos de Borinquen. The drink created at La Factoria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was mentioned a bit on travel log sites. The bar's Instagram described, "Originally known as Café Hijos de Borinquen when revolutionaries and artists of the 50s and 60s used to meet, our main bar is where it all started... years ago." On paper, the spirit, cinnamon, apricot, and lime combination reminded me of the Baldwin Bar's Southern Belle but with gin and egg white instead of rums. In the glass, the Hijos de Borinquen gave forth a cinnamon, apricot, rum funk, and vanilla aroma. Next, lime and caramel notes on the sip blossomed into funky aged rum, apricot, and cinnamon flavors on the swallow.