love gun

2 oz Planteray 3 Star White Rum (Hamilton White 'Stache)
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Raspberry Syrup
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
1 tsp St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram (Hamilton)

Shake with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with 1 1/2 oz soda water and a large ice cube, and garnish with a lemon wheel. Two Tuesdays prior, I reached for my Death & Co.: Welcome Home book and found the Love Gun by Scott Teague in 2015. Overall, the recipe reminded me of a Knickerbocker with allspice dram instead of curaçao and lengthened by soda water. Once prepared, the Love Gun shot forward with a lemon, raspberry, and allspice aroma. Next, a carbonated lemon and red berry sip was countered by rum flavors as well as raspberry melding into allspice on the swallow.