This Cola Bitters recipe is one of my favorite cocktail components. Cola bitters are a fun and surprising addition to a cocktail. They give a quick hit of a familiar flavor, but they don’t dominate. The effect can be both familiar and surprising at the same time. Cola Bitters – Photo by Justin Helmick on Reshot The best thing…
Strawberry Bitters Recipe Make your summer cocktail way more interesting… Ok, so it takes a while. These will work year round. Strawberry Bitters – I love these Strawberry Bitters because they build on the complex flavors of the strawberry. Strawberries are ever present in summer. They can become such a part of the culinary landscape…
Make Your Own Bitters An Awesome How to Challenge Today you are going to make your own bitters. That’s right, in this section of the Cocktail Bitters Guide we are going to dive into creating your own unique bitters blend. Making your own bitters is a challenge. It involves balancing a huge range of complex and…
Where Can You Buy Bitters? This Bitters Buyers Guide is Part 3 in Cocktail Monkey’s Cocktail Bitter’s Guide. Figuring out where you can buy bitters can be a huge pain. While there is a huge selection available they aren’t always easy to find. This post is the beginning of a directory. Over time we hope…
Bitters Guide Part 2 – Drinks Made With Bitters In Part 2 of the Cocktail Bitters Guide, we are taking a look at some classic drinks made with bitters. Most of the recipes have been previously published elsewhere on the site so we are going to post links to those recipes here. If you missed…
Cocktail Bitters – Cocktail Monkey’s Guide. Bitters are an important part of the cocktail renaissance, but they are not always well understood. Learn more.
Print Auto Draft Ingredients 1 cup pitted Bing cherries 2 vanilla beans halved lengthwise 15 g star anise 10 whole cloves 10 g whole green cardamom pods 5 g black peppercorns 15 g fennel seeds 2 five inch lengths of dried licorice root 1 1/2 4 inch lengths of cinnamon sticks 750 ml bottle overproof…
Print Chamomile & Fennel Bitters Ingredients 17 g dried organic chamomile flowers 1 five inch length dried licorice root 10 g whole green cadamom pods 15 g fennel seeds 26 oz bottle London dry gin Instructions In a glass jar with a tight fitting lid combine all ingredients and top with gin. Seal tightly and…
