Three Dots and a Dash
Spiced tiki, victory signal.
A tiki classic built on Martinique rhum agricole and aged rum, layered with falernum, allspice dram and honey. Citrus and spice meet in a cool, fragrant flash-blended drink, garnished with three cherries echoing the 'three dots' of its name.
- IBA · New Era
- Long drink
- Blended
- Glass
- Goblet
- Method
- Blended
- Strength
- Medium
- Time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Ice
- Crushed
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Rhum agricole
45 ml
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Aged rum
15 ml
-
Falernum
7.5 ml
-
Allspice dram
7.5 ml
-
Lime juice
15 ml
-
Orange juice
15 ml
-
Honey syrup
15 ml
-
Angostura bitters
2 dashes
Garnish
- Maraschino cherry
- Pineapple cubes
Proportions
How to make
- Pour the rhum agricole into the blender.
- Add the aged rum.
- Add the falernum.
- Add the allspice dram.
- Add the lime juice.
- Add the orange juice.
- Add the honey syrup.
- Add two dashes of Angostura.
- Add about 12 oz of crushed ice.
- Flash blend for a few seconds.
- Pour into the footed glass.
- Top up with more crushed ice.
- Garnish with three cherries and a pineapple chunk on a pick.
- Serve immediately.
The story
Origins
ProbableA plausible account, without definitive proof.
Three Dots and a Dash is credited to Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt, known as Donn Beach, founder of the Don the Beachcomber bars and father of the tiki style. It was created during the Second World War: the name spells the letter V in Morse code (three dots and a dash), the emblem of the 'V for Victory' campaign. Donn Beach guarded his recipes closely, so it is not certain that today's version matches the original. The recipe now in circulation comes from the research of Beachbum Berry, who gathered it from former Beachcomber bartenders and published it in Sippin' Safari. It is listed by the IBA among the New Era drinks.
Sources (3)
Taste profile
- Fruity
- 4 out of 5
- Sweet
- 3 out of 5
- Citrus
- 3 out of 5
- Strong
- 3 out of 5
- Spicy
- 3 out of 5
