Allspice dram is a simple liqueur flavored with allspice berries. It's also known as pimento dram, because allspice is a berry from the pimento tree. Allspice dram adds a dark, strong, and spicy counterpoint to rum and sweet ingredients in tiki drinks. For years, allspice dram was damn-near impossible to find in the states. Even though you can find it on store shelves now, it's still much more fun (and affordable!) to make it at home.
Recipe Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup light rum (Bacardi Gold)
- 1/4 cup whole allspice berries (Bulkbarn)
- 1 cinnamon stick (Bulkbarn)
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
Directions
- Crush the allspice berries in a mortar and pestle or grind them in a spice grinder. You want coarse, large pieces and not a fine grind.
- Place the crushed allspice in a sealable
glass jar and pour the rum on top. Seal the jar and shake well. Let this
mixture steep for 4 days, shaking daily. On day 5, break up the
cinnamon stick and add it to the mixture.
- After 12 days total steeping, strain out the
solids through a fine-mesh strainer. Then strain again through a coffee
filter into your final bottle or jar.
- Heat water and sugar on medium until boiling, stirring to dissolve, about 5 minutes. Let the syrup cool, then add it to the strained allspice infusion. Shake and then let rest for a minimum of two days before using.
