Comments on: I say pimento, you say allspice http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/ Bars, bartenders and imbibing in Beantown. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Frederic http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-260108 Frederic Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:16:39 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-260108 I just found a version of None But the Brave that pre-dates the movie in Crosby Gaige's 1945 Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion. I just found a version of None But the Brave that pre-dates the movie in Crosby Gaige’s 1945 Cocktail Guide and Ladies’ Companion.

]]> By: pete http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-139962 pete Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:16:16 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-139962 The Chemex coffee filters (take a long time) but filter pretty good. The Chemex coffee filters (take a long time) but filter pretty good.

]]> By: Fog City Hot Buttered Rum « The Antifogmatic League http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-72519 Fog City Hot Buttered Rum « The Antifogmatic League Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:56:13 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-72519 [...] 1/4 oz. St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram [...] [...] 1/4 oz. St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram [...]

]]> By: Br. Cleve http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-15118 Br. Cleve Mon, 26 May 2008 15:34:59 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-15118 Pimento Dram has been my Holy Grail for a good 15 years, so I was very excited when I heard that Haus Alpenz was bringing it back. And it did not disappoint! Every time someone I knew went to Jamaica, I'd plead with them to bring me back a bottle. But Beachbum Berry tells me the St Elizabeth is better than the Wray & Nephew brand (which I understand is better than the Berry Hill). The Lion's Tale has been a big fave here at the home bar, followed by the Ancient Mariner, which I'd been waiting to make since 1994! Michael shook me up a None But The Brave the other night at Highland, which was very fab indeed. Thanks for printing the recipe, I'll make one today at 5. Pimento, Allspice.....I don't care what they call it, I just call it "nice". Excellent straight up and on the rocks, too. Thank you Eric and Haus Alpenz! Pimento Dram has been my Holy Grail for a good 15 years, so I was very excited when I heard that Haus Alpenz was bringing it back. And it did not disappoint! Every time someone I knew went to Jamaica, I’d plead with them to bring me back a bottle. But Beachbum Berry tells me the St Elizabeth is better than the Wray & Nephew brand (which I understand is better than the Berry Hill). The Lion’s Tale has been a big fave here at the home bar, followed by the Ancient Mariner, which I’d been waiting to make since 1994! Michael shook me up a None But The Brave the other night at Highland, which was very fab indeed. Thanks for printing the recipe, I’ll make one today at 5. Pimento, Allspice…..I don’t care what they call it, I just call it “nice”. Excellent straight up and on the rocks, too. Thank you Eric and Haus Alpenz!

]]> By: ljclark http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-15064 ljclark Sun, 25 May 2008 10:33:11 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-15064 Eric -- thanks a million for setting me straight! Best of luck with this and your other fine products. See you at Tales. Eric — thanks a million for setting me straight! Best of luck with this and your other fine products. See you at Tales.

]]> By: eric http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-15057 eric Sun, 25 May 2008 02:38:21 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-15057 just so y'all know, and it's an intimate audience here, TTB said that "pimento" was referential to the pepper and misleading, so "allspice" was as honest and descriptive as it is, even as us cocktailians still use 'pimento' as a descriptor. I tried, really!! Nonetheless, our govt colleagues had a good point that 'allspice' is more clearly referential and descriptive in a contemporary manner, and (our tax dollars serve us well here) it is what is is. Let the pallet prevail. just so y’all know, and it’s an intimate audience here, TTB said that “pimento” was referential to the pepper and misleading, so “allspice” was as honest and descriptive as it is, even as us cocktailians still use ‘pimento’ as a descriptor. I tried, really!! Nonetheless, our govt colleagues had a good point that ‘allspice’ is more clearly referential and descriptive in a contemporary manner, and (our tax dollars serve us well here) it is what is is. Let the pallet prevail.

]]> By: ljclark http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-15017 ljclark Fri, 23 May 2008 15:42:00 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-15017 Awww, Martha. I'll toast to that bird. Awww, Martha. I’ll toast to that bird.

]]> By: Pinky G. http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-15002 Pinky G. Fri, 23 May 2008 04:36:30 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-15002 It's a great list Fred & Andrea put together - I was sorry to have missed the party, and look forward to trying a Passenger Pigeon. And while we're in the business of resurrecting such fine old ingredients, I propose a toast in remembrance of Martha. ('Martha', thought to be the world's last passenger pigeon, died on September 1, 1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio. http://10000birds.com/in-memory-of-martha.htm) It’s a great list Fred & Andrea put together – I was sorry to have missed the party, and look forward to trying a Passenger Pigeon.

And while we’re in the business of resurrecting such fine old ingredients, I propose a toast in remembrance of Martha.

(‘Martha’, thought to be the world’s last passenger pigeon, died on September 1, 1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio. http://10000birds.com/in-memory-of-martha.htm)

]]> By: Stephen http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-14944 Stephen Thu, 22 May 2008 03:56:13 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-14944 i gave a bottle of my own batch to a bar regular who told me he puts it on his yogurt... haus alpenz came up with a great source for their allspice berries... the berries are known for their cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, pine, and black pepper character... not all berries are in as good balance as the st. elizabeth's... they apparently can reflect as much terroir as a wine grape... some become too hot tasting or too piney and lose their elegance... the alpenz is good stuff. but if you want another lost ingredient to track down once you have your allspice dram... tropico in roxbury has a couple dozen seville sour oranges left (i bought a dozen today)... coer d'obscurite (heart of darkness) 2 oz. whiskey or amber rum 1 oz. allspice dram 1 oz. sour seville orange juice cheers! i gave a bottle of my own batch to a bar regular who told me he puts it on his yogurt…

haus alpenz came up with a great source for their allspice berries… the berries are known for their cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, pine, and black pepper character… not all berries are in as good balance as the st. elizabeth’s… they apparently can reflect as much terroir as a wine grape… some become too hot tasting or too piney and lose their elegance…

the alpenz is good stuff. but if you want another lost ingredient to track down once you have your allspice dram… tropico in roxbury has a couple dozen seville sour oranges left (i bought a dozen today)…

coer d’obscurite (heart of darkness)
2 oz. whiskey or amber rum
1 oz. allspice dram
1 oz. sour seville orange juice

cheers!

]]> By: Adam http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/comment-page-1/#comment-14941 Adam Thu, 22 May 2008 01:20:13 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2008/05/21/i-say-pimento-you-say-allspice/#comment-14941 Awesome! Really glad to hear that this is starting to become available locally, and great timing on this post for me... I just made up a batch a couple of weeks ago using a recipe I found here: http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2005/10/30/adventures-in-kitchen-mixology-pimento-dram/ I'm now waiting the requisite month specified in the recipe before tasting, and I can't help but notice that even after running through two coffee filters my end result is a bit on the cloudy side, with quite a bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. I'm all for the fun of making my own stuff, but I would rather buy a high-quality pre-made product instead when one is available, and save the headaches for the next morning :-) Awesome! Really glad to hear that this is starting to become available locally, and great timing on this post for me… I just made up a batch a couple of weeks ago using a recipe I found here: http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2005/10/30/adventures-in-kitchen-mixology-pimento-dram/

I’m now waiting the requisite month specified in the recipe before tasting, and I can’t help but notice that even after running through two coffee filters my end result is a bit on the cloudy side, with quite a bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. I’m all for the fun of making my own stuff, but I would rather buy a high-quality pre-made product instead when one is available, and save the headaches for the next morning :-)

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