http://talesblog.com/2008/05/12/a-full-haus/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:20:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://talesblog.com/2008/05/12/a-full-haus/comment-page-1/#comment-59 drinkboston.com » Blog Archive » I say pimento, you say allspice Wed, 21 May 2008 21:02:58 +0000 http://talesblog.com/2008/05/12/a-full-haus/#comment-59 [...] That’s right: allspice. Pimento is the Caribbean term for this clove- and cinnamon-like berry. But since North Americans think “olives” or “loaf” or even “cheese” when they hear the word pimento, the company that reintroduced pimento dram to the spirits market, Haus Alpenz, is calling it St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram. I think “pimento dram” is more poetic, but, alas, Haus Alpenz owner Eric Seed wants this product to appeal to a demographic beyond those who collect out-of-print bartender’s manuals and read Imbibe magazine. (See Misty Kalkofen’s post about Seed on the Tales of the Cocktail blog.) [...] [...] That’s right: allspice. Pimento is the Caribbean term for this clove- and cinnamon-like berry. But since North Americans think “olives” or “loaf” or even “cheese” when they hear the word pimento, the company that reintroduced pimento dram to the spirits market, Haus Alpenz, is calling it St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram. I think “pimento dram” is more poetic, but, alas, Haus Alpenz owner Eric Seed wants this product to appeal to a demographic beyond those who collect out-of-print bartender’s manuals and read Imbibe magazine. (See Misty Kalkofen’s post about Seed on the Tales of the Cocktail blog.) [...]

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