Three Dots and a Dash opens in late October. Probably more than they’re going to want to! You’re not going to see a lot of shaking of the cocktails-we’re going to be blending a lot of drinks with a stick blender, just buzzing them with really nice crushed ice, and then also swizzling some drinks.Ĭan people expect to see you there doing the swizzling every night? One thing you’re going to see in this bar that’s different from other craft-cocktail joints is that the techniques we’re using are completely different. It’s rye whiskey, Lemon Hart 151, maraschino liquor, a little bit of demerara syrup, pineapple-it’s got a lot of ingredients-some guava and grenadine, and then a little lemon juice, buzzed with shaved ice. I boogie boarded on Poipu Beach, so the drink is called the Poipu Beach Boogie Board. I’m definitely going to have some classics on there as well as some originals.… One drink that I’m really excited about is a reference to me going to Hawaii…. Should we expect classic tiki or McGee tiki? With a secret alleyway entrance, Three Dots and a Dash is a speakeasy-style take on the traditional island barready to transport you to the glamorous bygone eras of Trader Vic, Stephen Crane and Don the Beachcomber. So this is kind of like victory for tiki in Chicago? The name refers to Morse code: Three dots and a dash is Morse code for the letter V, and that was used to symbolize victory in World War II. Three Dots and a Dash is a cocktail invented by Don the Beachcomber to celebrate the end of World War II, and to serve as a tribute to the American soldiers. It has a couple different types of rum, honey, allspice, Angostura bitters-all these spice elements to the cocktail-and it’s one I’ve really liked for a long time, ever since I started doing tiki drinks. It’s a Don the Beachcomber drink from the 1940s. Three Dots and a Dash-what the heck does that mean? Melman below their restaurant Bub City at 435 North Clark Street. He was too young to drink but, years later, he’s bringing the best of Hawaii’s booze to Chicago with Three Dots and a Dash, a tiki bar he’s opening with Jerrod and R.J. Paul McGee used to vacation in Hawaii with his family, where he once found himself eating at classic tiki joint Don the Beachcomber.
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