Falernum is one of those mystery ingredients that, more often than not, stop you in your tracks when you’re looking for a new drink. Well, it did for me! According to my Wikipedia research, falernum is a sweet syrup used in tropical drinks and usually contains flavors of almond, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and lime, and sometimes vanilla or allspice.

So of course, I had to make my own :)

I plopped toasted cloves, allspice and nutmeg with sliced ginger and a lot of lime zest into some rum, and let that sit for 24 hours on the counter to let the flavors infuse. Next, I created a simple syrup (sugar and water) and combined with the (strained) infused rum into a bottle. Add a few drops of almond and vanilla extract, and let it sit another 24 hours. And then it’s ready to enjoy and add to desired drinks … which in my case, is a pom’tini.

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*Update 10/11*

It has been discovered that a shot of falernum in a small glass of ginger ale is very tasty!