Comments on: Orange Bitters

By: Vince

Vince — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:51:10 +0000

Did you ever hear of a Rolls Royce Cocktail?
Or Parson Goes to the Wedding?

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:26:25 +0000

Graham - I'd steer clear of Hoppe. The Bitter Truth, Regan's and Angostura are all good orange bitters to try. All can be purchased from UK online shops The Whisky Exchange or TheDrinkShop.

By: Graham

Graham — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:13 +0000

I have yet to find any orange bitters in a UK shop.
Looking at the web I found Hoppe’s orange bitters.
Before I start mail-ordering a brand, has anyone tried these?

By: Giselle Laronde-West

Giselle Laronde-West — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:06:18 +0000

The Angostura Orange bitters is really excellent and definitely one to try in the Old Fashioned. It doesn’t offer the colour as the liquid is white, but the smell and taste of orange is unbelievable. Just one dash is all you will need.

By: Watts

Watts — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:42:24 +0000

Interesting overview — I’ve been slowly building up a small bitters collection and have both the Regan’s and the Fee’s for orange bitters (so far I haven’t seen the Angostura orange, which surprises me). While I generally reach for the Regan’s, I used the Fee’s the other day in an Old Fashioned that I otherwise made similarly to yours (orange zest, but no fruit muddling!) — two dashes of Angostura and one dash of the Fee’s. I thought it actually worked pretty well; Fee’s is very bright and orangey, and intensified the “orange zest” notes in the drink.

By: Jenga

Jenga — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:41:19 +0000

I know this is an old post, but I wanted to pop in and say how much I enjoyed the overview. I found this after being disappointed with the sweetsy Fee’s and wondering what to buy as a replacement. I should have guessed that Angostura was the way to go — tried and true. Cheers!

By: Joe L

Joe L — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:01:37 +0000

Thanks Jay, will give it a try.
Thanks Dinah, I have been using it in fizzy drinks using orange and lime flavored Talking Rain water and vodka or Gin. Mixing it up to see what works. Adding orange juice for a little extra sweetness. Nothing exciting.

By: Dinah

Dinah — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:40 +0000

Agreed. If I need to go sweet, Fee’s takes me far enough that way with much more complexity.

Use ‘em up making Italian sodas with a splash in fizzy water.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:56:42 +0000

Joe, to be honest I've not found much they work very well in. The best use for them is to make Jamie Boudreau's Amer Picon replica, Amer Boudreau.

By: Joe L

Joe L — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:40:11 +0000

Jay, any chance you created a cocktail to work with the Stirrings Blood orange? I bought a bottle today just to try it. As you stated it didnt hold a candle to the gin in my martini. Will try upping the proportions but I think it is better suited to sweeter rum or vodka drinks, perhaps with soda.