New project! Falernum.
Falernum is a sweet, multi-layered essential syrup for tiki drinks, combining the flavors of allspice, clove, nutmeg, ginger, almond, and lime into one delicious fluid. And you can make it at home!
Based on a recipe from Kaiser Penguin, I’m combining a handful of allspice, 50 or so cloves, two nutmegs (all toasted in a pan) and the zest of 8 limes (ginger and almond soon to come). We’ll see how it turns out.
A pile of lime zest is one of the prettiest (and most pleasantly aromatic) things in the food world. Word of caution: do not underestimate the sharpness of a new microplane.
And the infusion in overproof rum. I’ll wait a day, add ginger, and then after another day blend in almond-sugar syrup. It’ll be awesome.