Name: Three Dots and a Dash
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged agricole rhum; 15 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 7.5 ml Falernum liqueur; 7.5 ml Pimento dram; 15 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Honey and water syrup; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Three Dots and a Dash
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Glass:

Serve in a Tiki mug or collins

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Agricole vieux rhum/Cane juice rum (min 3yo)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Difford's Falernum liqueur
¹⁄₄ fl oz	St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a TIKI MUG OR COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of 3 skewered blueberries and a long thin slice of pineapple to illustrate the name.

How to make:

FLASH-BLEND all ingredients with 7oz scoop of crushed ice and pour into Tiki mug / collins or sling glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with skewered fruit.
Serve with a straw.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Rhum agricole and allspice dram play a huge role in what is one of the most complex of all classic Tiki cocktails.

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History:

Named after Morse Code for victory, Three Dots and a Dash was created during WWII by Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt, better known as Don Beach at his Don the Beachcomber's restaurant. This recipe is adapted from the original in Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Three Dots and a Dash contains 268 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
22.24% alc./vol. (44.47° proof)
23.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Carolyn Rush

31st May at 23:22

Spectacular!
Scarcity necessitated some substitutions:
45 ml Myer's rum
15 ml spiced rum
Didn't have Falernum, so skipped it :(
Followed Ben R's lead and used orgeat instead of honey syrup
Don't have a great way to make crushed ice, but I think it would have made it even better.

I sent myself an email to be delivered in December to remind me to scoop some snow from the backyard to serve it over

Malcom Fitzcarraldo

23rd March at 03:16

Everything worked well together, but the Rhum JM Terroir Volcanique was the star. Just picked up my first bottle, and I'm sure it won't be my last. Also used Hamilton Allspice & Denizen Merchant's Reserve. Long shake and dirty pour.

James Kittock

15th February at 05:52

Used the Clément VSOP and Diplomático Mantuano. Subbed 1/4 oz Cointreau for the OJ and upped the Falernum to 1/2 oz. Rather than blending, shook very hard and dirty dumped into a tall glass. Very delicious. Would make again but maybe up the lime 1 oz.

Frederic D.

4th September 2025 at 00:12

This is so good. Very complex, with the Allspice and Falernum the dominant flavors at first. The honey is present at the end, the rums add backbone and funk, and the citrus bring acidity and sweetness. Fantastic.

John CARR

16th February 2025 at 13:53

Outstanding. Rich, complex and moreish. My first serious foray into tiki world and it’s been a real eye opener. I can see why people can disappear down this particular rabbit hole! I don’t have a blender so gave it an energetic shake and charged glass with regular crushed ice - appreciating the Lewis bag and mallet recently purchased.

Calvin Grant

19th February 2025 at 07:02

Looking back from the rabbit hole, I l don't have a blender either and I'm not going there; loved this one. So many rums, so many possibilities...

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Mark Catone

10th November 2024 at 00:39

I keep coming back to this drink, it is one of my favorites. Used Sourwood honey from Asheville Bee Charmer, one of the businesses buy from after the floods there. Need to keep the economy going. Sourwood gives it a different spin.

Miguel Perales

28th September 2024 at 22:32

A cacophony of flavors. Between the rums, fruit juices, Falernum and allspice dram, it is quite complex. Maybe too many flavors fighting to stand out.

Avery Garnett

6th May 2024 at 17:43

Maybe this is because I broke out the big guns (Clement XO), but this is absolutely phenomenal. I don't want to say best I've ever had but it's up there for one of the best drinks I've had. Smooth and complex, zero muddiness like orange juice cocktails have a habit of, no flavour is overwhelmed.

Jose Cruz

5th May 2024 at 20:57

I cant be bothered with the use of honey syrup since i had non around, used Raw Blue Agave, amazingly unique showcase of Agricole profile. id get some honey for next time.

Chris Brislawn

23rd February 2024 at 05:45

Great use for the last of my Clement VSOP Rhum Vieux Agricole, mixed with Kaniche XO. Served in tiki mugs. A fitting birthday tribute to Donn The Beachcomber.

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