Mace Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Mace (Myristica fragrans) is the dried aril of the nutmeg tree, an evergreen tree of the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae, native to the Banda Islands of Indonesia and grown in Grenada, Sri Lanka and Kerala. The tree reaches 10-20 m with glossy, dark green leaves and small, pale yellow bell-shaped flowers. Its yellow, apricot-like fruit splits to show a glossy brown seed, the nutmeg, wrapped in a bright scarlet, lacy aril, the mace, which dries to orange-brown and tastes warmer and more delicate than nutmeg. We extract the dried nut and the dried whole arils separately.