no bye/no aloha

1 1/2 oz Fords Gin
1/2 oz Dr. Bird Jamaican Rum (Smith & Cross)
1/2 oz Oloroso Sherry (Lustau Amontillado)
1 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1/4 oz Orgeat
1/4 oz Velvet Falernum
1/4 oz Ginger Syrup
2 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash Absinthe (12 drop St. George)

Whip shake, pour into a double old fashioned glass (Tiki mug), fill with crushed ice, and garnish with tropical effects (mint and a nasturtium flower). I was a bit too tired two Sundays ago after celebrating surviving the morning bar of the Cambridge Half Marathon (we could not serve until 10am so we already had rows of people waiting to get their first drink) as well as later toasting my final shift at the C-Side Bar, so I skipped making a drink that night. Therefore, I made two drinks on that Monday with the first being the No Bye/No Aloha from Lost Lake in Chicago that the bar published right after they closed up. This reference to a song by The Breeders seemed to be a Saturn riff with the addition of rum (I did have a rum riff call the Janus recently), sherry, ginger syrup, bitters and absinthe; true, that is just as many ingredients added as the Saturn itself contains but the vibe is still there for me. Once prepared, the No Bye/No Aloha gave forth mint aromas over nutty sherry and rum funk ones from underneath. Next, lemon and grape notes from the sip departed with a rock promoter and left behind pine, funky rum, ginger, passion fruit, allspice, and anise flavors on the swallow.