Post #139827 by KuKuAhu on Sun, Feb 6, 2005 10:04 PM

Damn, glad to see this discussion revived...

Yeah, I've been making my own pimento. I started with the rather weak and disappointing Gunther recipe and went from there.

Currently I've been doing a version with considerably more organic dried berries that I simmer over heat with a few cups of light rum. Then the resulting "tea" is added (berries and all) to an additional amount of rum and steeped for a coupla weeks. Filtered and mixed with a syrup made from organic blond sugar from Kauai and spring water I've gotten a very pure tasting honey sweet allspice flavor.

The color is almost that of a well brewed cup of tea (has a ruby red tint to it).

So far I've enjoyed this version a great deal. I'm not sure how I feel about diluting the allspice with other flavors such as lime, and in the absence of a sample of the real stuff...all I can do is guess.

Given that it is used in such small quantities in drinks, I like the fact that my current product is limited to only allspice and sweetness in it's profile. Makes a predictable and detectable addition to a cocktail.

Your thoughts?

Ahu