Batch #44

Last winter I was fortunate to travel with my mom to Saba.  For those of you who don't know what Saba is (as I expect most of you do not) Saba is a small 5 square mile volcanic island in the Netherland Antilles. Even though it is such a small island, it is both rich in beauty and in culture.  One of the things that the island is known for is its Saba Spice, a rum drink brewed with a combination of spices that is delicious but quite potent.  After my first sip of it I was completely hooked.  




So after waiting for months wishing that I could have some of this magic potion of my own, I couldn't be more pleasantly surprised when I received an email containing a recipe for Saba Spice.  It is named "Batch #44" because it took the creator, Raymond S. Simmons II, 43 tries before he finally got it right.  Today I spent a good part of the afternoon brewing a bottle of the concoction for myself.  I will not post the exact portions of the ingredients as to maintain the secrecy of the recipe. 

 The ingredients: light brown sugar, honey, orange peel, fennel, cinammon, whole cloves, vanilla extract, and any decent quality dark rum. 

Step 1: Pour honey into water

Step 2: Add sugar to honey and stir until dissolved

Step 3: Roast spices until fragrant

Step 4: Add spices to water and stir until the mixture becomes syrupy.  

Step 5: Add rum and vanilla to cooled mixture.

Step 6: Distribute evenly amongst mason jars. 

Step 7: Cover and set aside.

Now that all that is complete all I have to do is wait 3 weeks for the spices to infuse with the rum before it can be bottled.  I will report back later with the final results!!!  =)