Comments on: A few dashes of bitters

By: Tiare

Tiare — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:45:09 +0000

I can find Martini Bitter from my country.

By: Tiare

Tiare — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:38:57 +0000

This was really interesting reading, i have also tried the Trinidad especial and i found it nice and spicy, very interesting. I wrote about it in my blog, scroll down to the bottom.

http://amountainofcrushedice.blogspot.com/

i also find the Ri.Pa Deuxième interesting. I would like to find the Bitter martini, if i manage i`ll let you know from where.

Cheers!

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:40:22 +0000

Liz, I agree kegworks is a great source for cocktail stuff in the US. I've updated your comment to link to their Amazon store, ordering through there lets you get great cocktail goodies and helps support Oh Gosh! with a small commission on every order.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:04:42 +0000

You can find the Beachbum Berry books and the ogreat syrup at kegworks, along with a lot of the other ingredients like the new Angostura Orange bitters. As far as online goes, KegWorks is great for hard to find stuff.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:36:00 +0000

Sator – not tried Vya no. It is imported over here now, but it’s not exactly cheap and I’m wary of buying a big bottle of vermouth and not using it much. Hopefully I will get a chance to try it while I’m in the States.

ND – for the amount of times I use orgeat, I don’t really feel it’s worth making my own. Thanks for the tips though, if I ever do try making my own I’ll have a look for that recipe.

By: ND

ND — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:33:52 +0000

You should search on http://www.fxcuisine.com for this guy’s recipe for homemade orgeat. You’ll probably have a harder time finding bitter almond extract than you will to find actual orgeat, but the search is definitely worth it (then again, maybe folks in the UK have access to a lot of Italian products, in which case you might be able to get hold of some of the best bitter almond oil that there is).

By: Sator Arepo

Sator Arepo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:36:29 +0000

Dear lord do I love ice cold Tio Pepe.

Nice blog, keep it up.

Also, although wrong thread, have you tried Vya vermouth? Comes out of a little outfit in CA. I’ll see if I can dig up more info.

And where do you find those crazy bitters? I am superduper jealous.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:41:49 +0000

Barbara – I don’t currently have any of the Jeff Berry books, but I’ve heard very good things about them from so many different people, so they will definitely be top of my list when I do get around to tiki drinks.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:17:22 +0000

Jay, do you have any of the books by Jeff Berry? I have Sippin’ Safari and it is the perfect introduction to Tiki drinks and history. I’m looking forward to your thoughts on Tiki – it’s just such a super fun aspect of mixology. However, some of the recipes are so incredibly complex, I don’t make them often and find that I am always substituting one ingredient for another because I never have everything required on hand.LOL!

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:19:18 +0000

I was using Monin orgeat syrup Reggie – from what I’ve read it’s well regarded. As for cordials, I generally use freshly squeezed juices as I rarely use anything beyond lemon, lime and orange. I do hope to venture out in the world of Tiki soon though, so I’ll keep you posted…