Whether making a champagne cocktail or spiced wine, these aromatic bitters turn the enthusiastic home bartender into a professional mixologist. Bittermens Bitters, $18.95 each; Kegworks. via 25 Food Gifts – Best Gifts for Foodies Under $50 – Redbook.
Bittermens Orange Cream Citrate, $18 The bespoke bitters-maker boom is one of the more ridiculous outcroppings of the handcrafted-everything movement. (Has Portlandia taught us nothing?) But it’s also helped bring erstwhile products like orange bitters — an essential ingredient in many classic cocktails, including the original martini — back to our shelves. This take on … read more
In 2007, Janet and Avery Glasser launched the Bittermens bitters company. In 2011, they leased a space in Brooklyn, where the two of them made and bottled cocktail ingredients like Boston Bittahs, Hopped Grapefruit Bitters and Xocolatl Mole Bitters. The business was growing. But they figured it would be at least three years before they’d … read more
A couple dashes of the right bitters can elevate a mere mixed drink into a true cocktail. The Xocolatl Mole bitters from Bittermens are made in small batches from cocoa, cinnamon and spices, and go especially well with dark rum-based drinks, like bartender Benjamin Deacon’s Kraken old-fashioned (try them with bourbon and rye, too). What’s more, the little … read more
A swirl of three equal parts Hakushu 12-year-old single malt Japanese whisky (“light, smoky and well-balanced,” according to Polsky); wild cherry- and quinine-infused Maurin Quina white wine; and Gran Classico Bitter liqueur, topped off with spicy-tart Bittermens Burlesque bitters and a dried cherry garnish, the amber-colored Shibui is “essentially a sixth cousin of the Negroni,” … read more
I often get the job of bartender when we have a party and I love creating a signature drink. It’s a great way to kick start the night. “The Lime-el Hampton” and the “Sagaponack Chronic” are two of my more infamous libations. With pride and a little bit of warning, I can say both cocktails … read more
The newbie in my house now is Bittermens Citron Sauvage liqueur. I’ve long been a fan of the products from Avery & Janet Glasser – I was evangelizing about their bitters long before they were commercially available, and continue to be impressed by everything of theirs I’ve tasted – and, as someone who thinks the … read more
This week we highlight one of EO’s prize-winning cocktails, the “Ready, Fire, Aim”. Named after a military term meaning ‘Act Before Thinking’. It may look sweet and pink and served in a glass called a coupe which was modeled after Marie Antoinette’s breast, this appetizing spring cocktail packs a spicy fragrant punch. via Limité Ultimate … read more
From GQ Magazine: Bittermens Orange Cream and Citrate Bobby Heugel Anvil Bar & Refuge, Houston “This is a nobler cream-soda flavor for your cocktail. It’s a great way to infuse the brightness that would usually come from orange bitters, but the citrate does it without, well, the bitterness.” The Nine Secret Weapons of the Country’s Best … read more
