Caribbean nation is famous for producing nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, cloves, and cocoa • • Grenada may be known as the Spice Isle, but it's also an island that awakens every sense, Nadine Robinson writes. The nutmeg hits my taste buds and I sink back into my chair in blissful disbelief. It’s not grated sparingly over a holiday drink, but lovingly churned into a creamy ice cream. Those tiny brown flecks are a subtle reminder of why Grenada is known as the Spice Isle.