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Characterful and well-aged rums with a blend of citrus and all-important pimento dram. You may swap rums but there's no substitute for the pimento dram
Doug Bain
25th September at 00:33
everything about this ingredient list says I should love this. something doesn't work. too sweet as written, but still a back-palette bitterness. with less sugar, all that remains is the bitterness. too promising to quit trying, but for now I've got to rate it low.
5th April at 15:17
Very pleasant. A dash of grapefruit bitters lifted it nicely for us.
3rd August 2025 at 20:02
Used orig specs w the Jamaican and Demerara subbed ruby red for white grapefruit juice. Used St Elizabeth. Great! Will make again.
25th April 2025 at 18:24
Very good. I used Appleton Signature, El Dorado 5, and homemade Pimento Dram. Because of that I had to up the latter a tad, and enjoyed it a lot.
30th May at 20:22
Using blackstrap rum elevated this wonderful cocktail even more.
15th February 2025 at 12:50
Wonderful balance of the rums, citrus and pimento. I’m not huge a rum drinker but this is the sort of gear I will turn out for! You know it’s good when you’re only part way through and already thinking about making another one!
15th February 2025 at 14:19
I bumped up the pimento to 10ml on second iteration, perhaps making up for slightly substandard grapefruit. Appleton 8 and plantation original worked great.
29th September 2024 at 02:02
Good classic Tiki drink! I used Coruba + El Dorado 12 and The Bitter Truth. In the future want to try with Hamilton Pimento Dram or St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram Liquer to see if there is any difference.
26th July 2024 at 21:55
I will echo the previous comments, as I found the drink gained some clarity after I added more turbinado simple syrup about 1/3 of the way through. The additional sweetness really brought out the Allspice Dram and grapefruit flavors for me, which previously had been buried under the lime/dark rum combination. I found the version with 1/2 syrup to be better balanced, and quite delicious.
28th July 2024 at 19:26
Agreed! I've upped the sugar syrup to 15ml (½oz). Many thanks for the feedback.
17th May 2024 at 20:38
First thought this was a weird combination of flavours. But I’m now halfway through the cocktail and it’s really growing on me. I did add a bit more sugar syrup for balance. Maybe my lime/grapefruit is just not as sweet. I really like the bitter hint of grapefruit in the background.
4th May 2024 at 19:22
I'm not the biggest drinker of blackstrap rum, but this is a great way to bring its flavours out in less of a cloying way. Really enjoyed it.
12th August 2023 at 23:24
The grapefruit juice and pimento dram are really working together to make this stand out. I made this with an extra 1/4 shot of syrup cause that seems to be a common recipe online, and it was very balanced, so I suppose this recipe is slightly on the drier side.
5th October 2022 at 02:38
I used El Dorado 5 yr and Plantation Xamayca. It's all about the Allspice dram here. Wow, definitely in my top favorite tiki cocktails now.
14th August 2022 at 22:12
Used Bacardi Gold 8 year, Gosling's Black and substituted a cinnamon syrup for the sweetener. Solid cocktail that I truly enjoyed.
22nd April 2021 at 03:13
Used 100 proof Navy Rum and Jamaican Black rum. It was great. Being primarily a rum drinker, this is wonderful.
10th January 2021 at 01:06
Such a tasty one. I’ve really enjoyed it with Myers and Woods Old Navy. Delicious!