½ cup white sugar

½ cup brown sugar 

1 ½ cups water

6 cinnamon sticks, grate ¼ of one stick into the mix

1 vanilla bean, cut in half and seeds scraped out

½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

¼ cup fresh ginger, sliced

3 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice 

The following two ingredients are optional but add another great level of spice.

30 whole cloves

10 allspice berries