Hamilton Pimento Dram Liqueur

The Data

Category Liqueur

Sub-Category Liqueur

Origin

Retail Price $29.95

ABV 30%

Score 5 Stars/Supreme!

In the Glass

Appearance

Hazy, golden straw color.

Aromatics

The nose is extremely generous offering scents of freshly crushed pimento (known to most in the USA as allspice) berries with its exotic aromas triggering a wide range of memories from jerk chicken to Christmas cakes.

Flavor

The palate echoes the nose delivering beautiful allspice (pimento) flavors that range from fruity sweet to savory pepper with accents of clove, ginger, and nutmeg.

Intensity & Texture

Medium-bodied with perfect balance as the sugar is here to soften and expand the bold allspice (pimento) flavors.

Cool Factor

Being the best in any category is always very cool — being affordable and accessible makes it even cooler. Add this to your bar.

Value Grade

Selling at $30 a bottle this best version of Pimento Dram that we have sampled is a great buy. A little of this Liqueur goes a long way and a single bottle will provide many flavor adventures.

Analysis

The Hamilton Pimento Dram was born out of need. Bartenders across the nation sought an authentic Pimento Dram for their Rum and Tiki cocktails. Sadly, we haven't had many great choices as the products we could find were often inconsistent, expensive, or just awful. Ed Hamilton, Rum importer and authority searched Jamaica for a great Pimento Dram to export but came up empty. Failure wasn't an option so he got to work at Five & 20 Spirits in New York to create the Liqueur in America using Jamaican ingredients. Hamilton Pimento Dram is a blend of light rum from the Worthy Park Estate (Vale of Lluidas, Jamaica), Jamaican allspice, and sugar. It took two and a half years to get the balance right and the end result is nothing short of a pure essence of Jamaican allspice. Enjoy.

How to Enjoy

Hamilton Pimento Dram has thousands of uses in cocktails mixing great with Rum, Whiskey, and Gin to name a few base spirits. A little goes a long way as the flavors are bold. It also has many applications as a culinary ingredient in both sweet and savory dishes.