How do you use pimento dram?

Not only can it work out in a tiki-style cocktail, but it’s also useful in cool weather cocktails. You can even add a splash to your afternoon coffee for a spiced sweetener. Allspice dram mixes best with rum; whiskey (particularly bourbon) and gin are great pairings for it as well.

What is a cocktail DRAM?

Allspice dram is a liqueur made from rum and allspice, the dried berry of the Jamaican Pimenta dioica tree. It’s also called “pimento dram,” owing to some olden confusion between “pimento” (a Portuguese word for peppers) and “pimenta.”

Are Pimento Dram and allspice dram the same?

Pimento Dram is a spiced liqueur that has been flavoured with pimento berries. It’s also known as Allspice Dram, as the berries have combined flavours of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg hence the name “allspice”. The flavour profile of Pimento Dram is sweet with bold spice.

What is allspice dram used for?

Allspice Dram is a common ingredient found in tons of Tiki cocktails, where it is used to bring a flavor of warm baking spice and hints of bitterness to the often sweet cocktails. For years, Allspice Dram was hard to find in the United States except at the classic Tiki bars and some very well stocked liquor stores.

Why is allspice Dram called Dram?

Marcia Simmons is the author of DIY Cocktails: A Simple Guide to Creating Your Own Signature Drinks (2010). 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.

How long does allspice dram last?

1 to 2 months
Store at room temperature for 1 to 2 months. It isn’t going to spoil, but the flavor will change over time if you keep it too long.

Can you drink allspice dram straight?

In fact, when I taste the commercial and DIY versions side by side, St. Elizabeth has a slight edge over homemade. But allspice dram isn’t something you drink straight. Once that cocktail shaker is out, I can’t really tell the difference between the two.

What can you substitute for pimento dram?

What can I use to replace allspice dram? The best off-the-shelf alternatives to allspice dram are Old New Orleans Cajun Spice Rum or Dark Matter Spiced Rum. Angostura Bitters will work in a pinch, but it has a noticeably different flavor profile.

Why is Allspice Dram called Dram?

What can I use instead of allspice dram?

How long will allspice dram last?

If stored in a sterilized container in a cool, dry place away from sunlight (a cupboard!), your Allspice Dram will easily keep for up to 6 months. If you can keep your hands off of it of course.

Is all purpose seasoning the same as allspice?

Is All-Purpose Seasoning the Same as Allspice? Don’t be fooled by the titles, these are actually quite different. Allspice is derived from a dried berry found in the Caribbean and Central America. It adds a bit of a kick but it is just one seasoning while all-purpose is a seasoning blend.

What’s in Lawry’s all purpose seasoning?

Ingredients. ONION, SPICES (INCLUDING PARSLEY, BASIL, OREGANO, THYME, AND RED PEPPER), GARLIC, LEMON PEEL, CELERY, AND PAPRIKA.

What seasoning is good on everything?

What is good on vegetables, potatoes and meats? Good on Everything Seasoning is a fantatic all purpose blend….Additional information.

What can I use instead of star anise?

Fennel seed. Fennel seeds. Fennel seed has a much different flavor from star anise, but it can work in a pinch. Because the flavor is different, we recommend adding a smaller amount of fennel. Use this substitution ratio: For 1 whole star anise, use ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds.

How do you make pimento dram?

Pimento Dram can be purchased or you can make your own. The method is fairly simple and involves a period of maceration followed by straining the liquid and adding sugar syrup. You can try different variations, altering the type of rum, the spice mix and type of sugar used in the simple syrup.

Is allspice pimento dram a winter liqueur?

Now while you might think that the Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Clove spices would make the Dram a purely winter Liqueur, it has shown its versatility in a number of Tiki drinks. Really, a Liqueur for all seasons, Allspice Pimento Dram is as equally at home in a classic cocktails as it is in a Tiki or tropical drink.

How do you make homemade allspice dram?

Use either raw or brown sugar to give it a deep flavor base and mix the syrup at a ratio of two parts water to one part sugar. Once your syrup cools, add it to the rum infusion, sweetening it to suit your taste. Some homemade allspice dram recipes include cinnamon sticks, cloves, or coarsely ground nutmeg as well.

Is pimento Jamaica’s Forgotten liqueur?

Recently considered one of the forgotten liqueurs, the Pimento or Allspice Dram, has been made for generations in Jamaica and has the ability to ‘wake up’ a drink and make its other ingredients taste most fully like themselves.