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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- Jersey Toddy Apple Brandy, Angostura(R) Bitters, Water
- Park Paradise Canadian Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Preakness Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Summer Cooler Orange Juice, Angostura(R) Bitters, 7Up(R)
- Bushranger #2 Light Rum, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Aromatic Bitters
- Dissidente Light Rum, Brown Sugar, Lime Wedges
- Dying Bastard Brandy, Gin, Rum
- Naughty Gnome Captain Morgan(R) Private Stock Rum, Vernors(R) Ginger Ale, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Sancho Panza Cream Sherry, Campari(R) Bitter, Angostura(R) Bitters
- St. Patrick's Day Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Irish Whiskey
- Allied Requirements Dry Vermouth, Gin, Pernod(R)
- Aunt Agatha Dark Rum, Orange Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- Cactus Bite Tequila, Lemon Juice, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Cinzano Cocktail Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters, Orange Bitters
- Flying Scotchman Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Manhattan Perfect Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- A Goodnight Kiss Champagne, Campari(R) Bitter, Granulated Sugar
- Dickie Ward Scotch, Aromatic Bitters, Ginger Ale
- Ohio Rosso Vermouth, Canadian Whisky, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Riley's Sparrow Dark Rum, Southern Comfort(R), Aromatic Bitters
- Swiss Family Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Pink Coral Vodka, Passoa(R) Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Alfonso Special Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, London Dry Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Income Tax Cocktail Gin, Rosso Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Keep it Up Champagne, Cognac, Orange Juice
- Oaxaca Jim Gin, Orange Juice, Grapefruit Juice
- Paddy Cocktail Irish Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Paez Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Pegu Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Shriner Cocktail Sloe Gin, Brandy, Sugar Syrup
- Champagne Cocktail Champagne, Cognac, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Bridesmaid Cooler Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Copper Cocktail Light Rum, Campari(R) Bitter, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Oi-Loa Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice, Orgeat Syrup
- Stork Club Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Bushranger Light Rum, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Aromatic Bitters
- Chicago Cocktail Brandy, Aromatic Bitters, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Choker Scotch, Pernod(R), Aromatic Bitters
- Du Barry Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Palmetto Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Light Rum, Aromatic Bitters
- Tequini Tequila, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Baby Fingers Cocktail Sloe Gin, Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Go for Broke Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Japanese Cocktail Brandy, Orgeat Syrup, Lime Juice
- Wrightsville Sunset Orange Juice, Rum, Tequila
- Cherries from Heaven Cherry Liqueur, Lemon Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- Dead Bastard Brandy, Bourbon, Gin
- Pilgrim Cocktail Dark Rum, Light Rum, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
