tiger's tale

1 1/2 oz Sazerac Rye
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Pineapple Syrup
1/2 oz Falernum
1/4 oz Allspice Dram

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with lemon oil from a twist and dehydrated orange dust (orange twist).Two week ago, I flew down to Atlanta to attend the USBG national conference. On Tuesday, I opted to attend the Sazerac-sponsored event from the two that were offered on the schedule that evening, and it was at a woodsy lodge speakeasy called the Ranger Station up a staircase and above the Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall. For a first drink, I requested the Tiger's Tale that was attributed to San Diego bartender Gabe Fonseca as a riff of the 1937 Lion's Tail that was reminscent of the Tropical Lion's Tail given the pineapple syrup element. Perhaps the drink was named after the book by Colleen Houck or one of the movies by that name. In the glass, the Tiger's Tale lept to the nose with an orange oil bouquet. Next, pineapple and lemon notes on the sip were hunted down by whiskey, allspice, ginger, and clove flavors on the swallow.