An original Penang cocktail with fresh nutmeg juice

I don’t know if cheating on my first recipe is a good start, but for the sake of sharing a delicious cocktail with you, I’ll take my chances.

You may have tried a cocktail with nutmeg before, but that was with nutmeg spice, the brown powder that comes from the ground seed of a nutmeg fruit.

While the yellowish-white fruit of a nutmeg isn’t considered a spice, it has similar taste, albeit with a citrus and sour flavor.  Very sour.  The kind of sour you don’t forget.  But nothing that adding sugar can’t handle.

The island of Penang has proven that mix with the must try fresh nutmeg juice – a delicious frothy concoction of nutmeg fruit, sugar, and a preserved sour plum.  After planting so many nutmeg trees on the island’s hilly west side to get at the seed of the fruit, it was inevitable that the abundance of nutmeg fruit was put to good use.

The main town, and sometimes the name used to refer to the entire west side of the island, is called Balik Pulau – a Malay term which literally means “Back of the Island”.  The perfect name for a tropical spice drink!

“Back of the Island” Cocktail (or Mocktail)

A cocktail is just as much a part of a meal as anything else – so why settle for your guests drinking only water? This mocktail recipe will make you look like a superstar.
Prep Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Drinks
Servings 2 servings
Calories 33 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Two fresh nutmegs – peeled halved, and pit removed
  • 1 cup of cold water
  • 4 teaspoons of raw or white sugar 5 or 6 if you like your cocktails sweeter
  • 16 ice cubes
  • 1 can of ginger ale
  • 2 shots of rum 4 tablespoons

Instructions
 

  • Put 8 ice cubes and one shot of rum in each glass.
  • In a blender, add in the cold water, sugar, and nutmegs. Blend well.
  • Pour the mix through a fine metal strainer into a bowl. Then transfer the juice into each glass.
  • Top off with ginger ale, and stir.
  • Optional – garnish with lime or lemon, and drop the nutmeg seed into the bottom of the drink (for some reason I thought it would float, but it sinks like a rock)

Notes

If you don’t take alcohol, no problem, the drink is refreshing with or without rum. More information about nutmeg the spice.
Cheers!

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 33kcalCarbohydrates: 8gFat: 1gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 1mgSugar: 8gCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
Keyword drink, cocktail
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