Post #52417 by thejab on Wed, Sep 24, 2003 1:47 PM

On 2003-09-24 13:25, tikivixen wrote:
My understanding is that "pimento" in this particular case does NOT refer to the little red thangs in olives, but rather to pimento berries, which are the same as allspice berries...which are what we get "allspice" from. That is, the stuff that smells like pumpkin pie spices, ya know, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves etc. It's IN pumpkin pie spice mixes, I think.

So if I could find allspice berries, say at a health food store/special market, I could make pimento liqueur. I think. In theory.

Whaddaya think, guys?

It's do-able. Here's the closest recipe I've found:

http://www.guntheranderson.com/liqueurs/allspice.htm

Whether or not it would taste anything like the Jamaican stuff I don't know, and that's important. That's why I haven't tried it myself. If I had a bottle of the real stuff to compare it to I might try it.

The above site is a great source of info on making your own liqueurs.