Crossing State Lines

Name: Crossing State Lines
Ingredients: 0.5 oz Demerara Gum Syrup; 1.0 oz aged rum; 0.5 oz Ancho Reyes Ancho liqueur; 0.5 oz reposado tequila; 1.5 oz pineapple juice; 0.5 oz lime juice; dash mole bitters

From Liber & Co.

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Ingredients

0.5 ozDemerara Gum Syrup
1 ozaged rum
0.5 ozAncho Reyes Ancho liqueur
0.5 ozreposado tequila
1.5 ozpineapple juice
0.5 ozlime juice
dashmole bitters

Garnish: lime wedge

Preparation

1.
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 seconds
2.
Strain into a highball glass filled with ice

Notes

Inspired by Meaghan Dorman’s “Getaway Car,” which is a fun riff on a Jungle Bird. Tequila and ancho liqueur are very complementary - just as the rum and Demerara Gum Syrup are. Together these heavy flavor pairings are lengthened with pineapple juice to keep this one an easy drinking sipper.