Cocktails With Bitters
310 recipes. A few dashes of the most concentrated thing on the shelf.
Bitters are high-proof infusions of bark, root and spice, used a few dashes at a time. They are seasoning, not an ingredient, and the right comparison is salt: nobody tastes them individually in a finished drink, and a drink missing them tastes vaguely incomplete without anyone being able to say why.
Angostura is the default and covers almost everything. Peychaud's is lighter, more anise-forward and brighter red, and it is what makes a Sazerac a Sazerac. Orange bitters are the third bottle worth owning and they belong in a Martini more often than most recipes admit.
A bottle lasts years. At 40% ABV and a few dashes a drink, one will outlive most of the spirits on the shelf.
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All 310 recipes
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- Bourbon Toddy Bourbon, Water, Aromatic Bitters
- East India Cocktail #2 Dry Sherry, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Emerald Isle Cocktail Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Palmer Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- Rochdale Cowboy Blended Whiskey, Southern Comfort(R), Orange Juice
- Jack-In-The-Box Apple Brandy, Pineapple Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- 3-Mile Long Island Iced Tea Gin, Light Rum, Tequila
- Hong Kong Aromatic Bitters, Sake, Rosso Vermouth
- Janet Standard Brandy, Angostura(R) Bitters, Orgeat Syrup
- Manhattan Dry Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Mutiny Dark Rum, Aromatic Bitters, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Pink Gin Aromatic Bitters, Plymouth(R) Gin
- Spider Bite Martini Vodka, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Stone Fence Whiskey, Apple Cider, Aromatic Bitters
- Bittersweet Jack Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Apricot Liqueur, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Delmonico Cocktail Gin, Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Gin and Bitters Aromatic Bitters, Gin
- Grand Passion Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters, Passion Fruit Juice
- International Jack Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Dry Sack(R) Sherry, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Laguna Brandy, Vodka, Martini & Rossi(R) Bianco Vermouth
- Lover's Nocturne Absolut(R) Vodka, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Farthingale Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Manhattan Sweet Canadian Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Nelson's Nightcap LBV Port, Marsala Wine, Dry Sherry
- Rum Scaffa White Rum, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Brandy Vermouth Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Brandy, Aromatic Bitters
- Fancy Brandy Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Mai Tai Swizzle Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, White Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- McDuff Scotch, Triple Sec Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Perfect Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Planter's Punch (Americanised) Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Rum, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Tartan Swizzle Lime Juice, Caster Sugar, Scotch
- Whiskey Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sugar Syrup, Aromatic Bitters
- Jagerginger Jägermeister(R), Ginger Ale, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Golf Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Headless Horseman Vodka, Aromatic Bitters, Ginger Ale
- Rum Ramsay White Rum, Bourbon, Lime Juice
- Americana Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Granulated Sugar, Aromatic Bitters
- Bloodfeast White Curaçao Liqueur, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Jamaican Dark Rum
- Charles Cocktail Brandy, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Fancy Free Rye Whiskey, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Real Sazerac Granulated Sugar, Water, Peychaud's(R) Bitters
- Rumless Rickey Lime Juice, Grenadine, Aromatic Bitters
- Bitter End Dry Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Bourbon Swizzle Lime Juice, Caster Sugar, Bourbon
- Bourbon Smash Bourbon, Angostura(R) Bitters, Cranberry Juice
- Classic Old-Fashioned Aromatic Bitters, Water, Sugar Cubes
- Irish Blackthorn Irish Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
