wooden ship

1 oz Tanqueray No. Ten Gin (regular Tanqueray)
1 oz Bols Genever (Bols Barrel-Aged)
1/2 oz Grand Marnier (Bauchant)
1/2 tsp Cane Sugar Syrup (1/8 oz)
1 dash Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel-Aged Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass, and garnish with a lemon twist. Two Tuesdays ago, I reached for my copy of Death & Co.: Modern Classic Cocktails book and searched out the Wooden Ship created by Thomas Waugh at Death & Co. in 2011. I became inspired after seeing that a friend posted about this on Instagram, and I realized that I skipped over this one after depleting my Grand Marnier bottle. Since Eastern Standard paired Bauchant with Anchor's American "Genever" in the Dutch Courage, I figured that particular alternative brandy-based orange liqueur could work here. Once mixed, the Wooden Ship sailed to the nose with a lemon, malty, and touch of cinnamon aroma. Next, malt and light, fruity, almost paw-paw notes on the sip dropped anchor into malty, herbal, pine, and orange flavors on the swallow with a cinnamon finish.