Cocktails with Pimento bitters
Pimento bitters are a spice-forward cocktail bittering agent flavored predominantly with allspice berry.
ABV40%Though the alcohol is negligible in practice because the bitters are used only in dashes.
Taste profile
Allspice leads — that clove-cinnamon-nutmeg note in a single berry — trailed by dry, woody bitterness and a peppery warmth on the finish.
How it's used
Reached for when a drink needs a warm, baking-spice accent, a dash or two seasons the build; added sparingly to stirred or shaken drinks so the allspice reads without turning the drink bitter.
Substitutes for Pimento bitters
Allspice dram, another allspice-driven flavoring, in a smaller measure since it is sweeter and less concentrated.
Description
These bitters are built on a high-proof spirit steeped with allspice (the dried berry of Pimenta dioica) alongside supporting warm spices and bittering agents, yielding a concentrated tincture dispensed in dashes.
