stiggins' ruin

3/4 oz Planteray OFTD Rum
3/4 oz Planteray Stiggins' Fancy Pineapple Rum
3/4 oz Crème de Poire (3/4 oz Rothman & Winter Orchard Pear + 1/8 oz Simple Syrup)
3/4 oz Gran Classico (Campari)

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass with ice. After having enjoyed the Smoke Along the Crescent Bend, I returned to the online recipe flashcards for Club 33, the New Orleans-themed restaurant at Disneyland in Anaheim. There, I latched onto the Stiggins' Ruin as perhaps a fruity Right Hand riff. A Yelp drink photo dated this to at least 2023, and a 2024 Yelp menu photo provided the description, "Reverend Stiggins was a well-known character among the Crescent City. He would often enjoy a cocktail or two... or three, which ultimately led to his ruin." While I do not have Gran Classico, I had found Campari to be a decent substitute in a pinch, and I have had good luck pairing Campari and pear liqueur before in the Life on Mars. In the glass, the Stiggins' Ruin opened up with rum funk, pineapple, and pear aromas. Next, caramel and pear notes on the sip descended into funky rum, pineapple, and bitter orange flavors on the swallow.