Comments on: Aromatic Bitters

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:39:50 +0000

Graham – I will be reviewing Adam Elmegirab’s Boker’s Bitters
as well as a version from Bob’s Bitters in a future post, probably next week.

By: Graham

Graham — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:30:42 +0000

Has anyone tried the newly revived Boker’s bitters?

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By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:31:00 +0000

Black Maple Hill produce some superb Bourbons and ryes. The 23 year old rye is one of my absolute favourite spirits, though sadly it is awfully difficult to get hold of.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:16:48 +0000

Thanks for the comment Lisa. i’ll try the Templeton asap.
I had a great bourbon over the holidays as well! It’s called black maple hill and it was outstanding! It was almost to good to mix with but i tried it with coke after enjoying it on the rocks and it was fantastic!

Cheers!!!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:15:34 +0000

Great post. I’ve always loved Angostura bitters, but is that because it was the only bitters I ever tried prior to last year?! To date I’ve also now tried Peychaud’s, which I didn’t like nearly as well (but I need to experiment with it more). I’d love to try the whiskey-barrel-aged bitters; must look for those.

And speaking of bitters and Manhattans: Recently I had a Manhattan made with Templeton Rye at a local restaurant, and then I subsequently bought a bottle of Templeton to play with at home. It’s made in the U.S. by a small outfit in the state of Iowa and is based on a recipe from the Prohibition era. I liked its rather spicy character. Not sure what availability outside the U.S. is. (I am not associated with the company in any way! Just mentioning out of general interest.)

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:17:00 +0000

Great Article! I love the Fee Brothers original. Try this recipe for a Manhattan! It certainly takes some liberties but it’s delicious.

Combine:
2 oz. Makers Mark bourbon
1 oz. sweet vermouth
1 oz. Tuaca
3 dashes Fee Brothers aromatic bitters
pour over ice, add 3-4oz. of coca cola and a cherry.

The cinnamon notes from the bitters is brilliant!

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:34:44 +0000

niels – I’ve not heard of Hemmeter bitters before, but a quick Google with my limited knowledge of German seems to suggest they are linked to Riemerschmid bitters. Christian’s review of Riemerschmid orange bitters is less than favourable…

By: niels

niels — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:47:06 +0000

I’ve found two German bitters called Hemmeter, an angostura bitter that’s very differet from the dr. siebert one, and an orange bitter. Would you know anything about those?

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:56:18 +0000

The combination of the barrel-aged bitters and a fruity cocktail sounds very interesting Phil – do you have any cocktail you’d particularly recommend?