Red Legs

After I served a guest at work a pineapple rum-Scotch Sazerac as a follow up to a rye-Cognac one, that combination got me thinking of Pedro Ximenez-Amer Picon drinks that I made from the Pioneers of Mixing from Elite Bars: 1903-1933 book such as the Reiff. Once at home, I used the New York City-favored Amaro Ciociaro instead of Picon since Pedro Ximenez sherry-sweetened Old Fashioned riffs such as the McKittrick and Second Marriage are also popular there. I dubbed this the Red Legs after Red Legs Greaves, a Scottish pirate active in the Caribbean during the late 17th century, to capture the Scottish and tropical vibes in the drink.