act of pardon

1 1/2 oz Bourbon (Evan Williams Bonded)
1/2 oz Pot Still Jamaican Dark Rum (Smith & Cross)
1/2 oz Pedro Ximenez Sherry (Lustau)
2 dash Orange Bitters (Angostura Orange)

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass with ice. Two Saturdays ago, I reached for my copy of The Madrusan Cocktail Companion book and spied the Act of Pardon by Andrew Cordero at The Reading Club in San Diego circa 2022. Overall, it reminded me of other Bourbon (with or without a split base) Old Fashioneds with Pedro Ximenez sherry as the sole sweetener like the Second Marriage and the McKittrick Old Fashioned, so I was curious to try it with a Jamaican rum in the mix. Once prepared, the Act of Pardon offered up raisin, caramel, and rum funk aromas to the nose. Next, grape and caramel notes on the sip released Bourbon, funky rum, dried fruit, and pineapple flavors on the swallow.