Three Dots and a Dash (...- V)

Spice, amber rum, lime—this is great with Chinese food. Created by Don the Beachcomber during WWII, the name is Morse code for “Victory.”



Three Dots and a Dash (...- V)

• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 1/2 oz orange juice
• 1/2 oz honey mix (1 part honey to 1 part water)
• 1 1/2 oz amber Martinique rum
• 1/2 oz Demerara rum
• Dash Angostura bitters
• 1/4 oz falernum
• 1/4 oz pimento dram
• 6 oz (3/4 cup) crushed ice

Put everything in a blender. Blend at high speed for no more that 5 seconds. Pour into a specialty glass (pictured). Garnish with 3 cocktail cherries speared to a pineapple stick. (The “three dots and a dash.”)

Source: Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, Sippin’ Safari

North Beach Cocktail

This is a riff on the venerable Dr. Funk, though I wasn't conscious of that when I set out to create it. I was listening to the other Doctor Funk, Vince Guaraldi, and just picked up a bottle of Mount Gay Eclipse. Didn't occur to me in the least. So when the light bulb finally came on, it was pretty funny.

Not surprisingly, the Doctor makes an outstanding straight-up drink. I call it the North Beach for the Doctor Funk of my inspiration.

North Beach Cocktail

2 oz gold Barbados rum
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/4 oz grenadine
1 tsp Pernod

Shake with ice cubes and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

A tip of the hat to the creator of Dr. Funk, the great Don the Beachcomber