Tropical & Tiki · Rum Cocktails
Three Dots and a Dash
Morse code for 'V' — Don the Beachcomber's wartime victory drink.
- Base spirit
- Rum
- Origin
- Hollywood, USA
- Period
- 1940s
- Creator
- Donn Beach
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Aged rhum agricole45 ml
- Demerara rum15 ml
- Fresh lime juice15 ml
- Fresh orange juice15 ml
- Honey syrup15 ml
- Falernum7.5 ml
- Allspice dram7.5 ml
- Angostura bitters1 dash
- Glass
- Tiki glass
- Ice
- Crushed ice
- Garnish
- Three cherries and a pineapple stick
- Technique
- Blended
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Flash-blend all ingredients with crushed ice for 5 seconds.
- 02
Pour into a tiki glass.
- 03
Garnish with three cherries and a pineapple stick (the dots and dash).
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Allspice, honey, cane
- Finish
- Spiced and long
- Character
- Complex tiki
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Created by Donn Beach in the 1940s to celebrate the Allied victory; the garnish spells 'V' in Morse code.
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