St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram Liqueur

Product of: Austria

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This spicy liqueur is made by steeping pimento berries in Jamaican pot still rum. The Pimento Dram is a dried, unripened berry from a West Indian tree called Pimenta dioica, which is related to the eucalyptus.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 08/08/2012

Appearance:

Clear, deep bronze amber.

Aroma:

Pungent clove and bitter cacao, cinnamon, nutmeg and faint star anise, charcoal/coal dust.

Taste:

Bittersweet strong clove spice with cocoa, menthol, tongue-numbing anise and dried mint herbaceousness.

Aftertaste:

Long lingering clove and anise.

Overall:

This very full-flavoured bittersweet liqueur with powerful clove spice and tongue-numbing anise is a much sought-after cocktail ingredient by those in the know.