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The Bitter Truth Pimento Dram Liqueur

Sweet, spicy, and very intense. Clove initially presents itself in the foreground, fading into the pure flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and pepper which linger on the tongue.

Find out more about the liqueur and our recipe for the Lion's Tail cocktail below. Cheers!

An allspice liqueur with heritage

Argh! Avast ye! Fer what ye might be a wantin‘ in yer grog The Bitter Truth pimento be all yer need. The color o’ a treasure chest and the smell o’ home – Jamaica – yer won’t be wastin’ this on yer parrot. Pimento, or Allspice fer ye landlubbers, be a berry that when dried, ‘ll taste like cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. All o’ which go together like a sea shanty and a drunken sailor with the heady Jamaican rum, argh! Try it an’ yer’ll find a Jacobs Ladder o’ flavor from clove te cinnamon, te nutmeg, te star anis w’ a finish o’ hot smoked maple syrup and dry cardamom and clove ah-gain. Stick it w’ some rum in yer blackjack and yer powder monkey, ‘ll be avast swingin’ on the poop deck all night. Arrrrgh!

The Bitter Truth Pimento Dram is made from Jamaican rum, sugarcane, and selected pimento/allspice berries (also called Jamaica pepper) and it is a highly aromatic liqueur to be used in cocktails.

English explorers coined the term allspice as the berry seemed to embody the flavors of cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, and clove all at once. On the Caribbean island of Jamaica, this distinctive liqueur has been produced for generations.

Lion's Tail

Ingredients

• 60 ml FEW Bourbon Whiskey

• 15 ml The Bitter Truth Pimento Dram

• 15 ml fresh Lime Juice

• 1 MONIN Cane Sugar Syrup

• 1 dash The Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters

How to:

Shake with ice & strain into a chilled cocktail glass

Ingredients

• 60 ml FEW Bourbon Whiskey

• 15 ml The Bitter Truth Pimento Dram

• 15 ml fresh Lime Juice

• 1 MONIN Cane Sugar Syrup

• 1 dash The Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters

How to:

Shake with ice & strain into a chilled cocktail glass