Aromatic Bitters
Make your own aromatic bitters with this easy recipe. Add bitters to your own cocktail mixtures at home and infuse your alcohol to your taste.
Introduction
Like many other cocktail ingredients, it is quite easy to make your own aromatic bitters. Here is a basic recipe for standard aromatic bitters that are very similar to the classic Angostura bitters.
Ingredients
| 8g | red sandalwood powder |
| 16g (1/2 oz) | cinchona Bark |
| 4g | dried orange peel |
| 3g | cinnamon bark |
| 3g | tonka bean |
| 1g | star anise |
| 1g | cloves |
| 900ml (1 1/2 pints) | vodka (40%) |
| 100ml (3 1/2 fl oz) | dark rum |
| 50-100ml (1 3/4 - 3 1/2 fl oz) | rock candy syrup |
Essential kit
You will need: a food processor, a pestle and mortar, coffee filter paper
Method
Evenly grind the barks and spices in a food processor orusing a pestle and mortar and pour over 700ml (11⁄4 pints) vodka. Macerate for 14 days in a sealed container and then strain roughly through a sieve before finefiltering through coffee filter paper. Finally add the rum, 200ml (7fl oz) vodka, and rock candy syrup (quantity according to taste) and pour into little bottles. The flavours of the bitters will become more balanced once you have stored them for a few weeks.
You will need: a food processor, a pestle and mortar, coffee filter paper
You can substitute or add ingredients to produce your own house bitters.
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