St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram (75cl, 22.5%)

A 22.5% ABV allspice liqueur made by steeping Jamaican pimento berries in pot-still rum, then blending with demerara sugar. It is produced by Purkhart in Steyr, Austria, following a traditional Jamaican recipe revived in 2008. The aroma is dominated by clove, followed by cinnamon, nutmeg and cracked black pepper, with faint bitter cacao and star anise. The palate is syrupy and sweet, with brown sugar and molasses before a drying wave of clove and baking spice, with cocoa and menthol toward the peak. The finish is long and warming, with lingering clove, black pepper and faint astringency.