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How a 19th-Century Bitters Brand Took America by Storm

Imbibe Magazine

If you were alive and even mildly sentient in the late 1860s, you would have been familiar with Drake’s Plantation Bitters. Starting from nowhere, these bitters suddenly seemed to be everywhere. Over five million bottles were sold in 12 months, and the demand is daily increasing.” Drake launched a product called Catawba Bitters.

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Flavor Manipulation Course Series: Cocktail Bitters, Infusions, & Simple Syrups

A Bar Above

And we’re especially excited to share with you our Flavor Manipulation series, a trio of self-paced online courses that explore the use of essential ingredients like different types of bitters and syrups , as well as how to use various flavor profiles in alcoholic drinks. Sign up for the course here.

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A Complete Guide to Bitters and the Cocktails to Make With Them [Infographic]

VinePair

In 1806, The Balance and Columbian Repository in upstate New York published what would become known as the original definition of a cocktail: “C**k-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Bitters themselves have evolved, too. Regans’ Orange Bitters No.

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Review: Watershed Distillery Bottled in Bond Bourbon, Apple Brandy Finished Whiskey, and Old Fashioned

Drinkhacker

Today we step back to the prologue with a few tamer releases — their bonded 4 year old Straight Bourbon Whiskey and an interesting blend of their straight bourbon with bourbon that has been finished in apple brandy casks. Rounding out today’s trio is their RTD Old Fashioned in a bottle. Let’s start the tour.

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2BAR Spirits Launches Whiskey + Chocolate Gift Pack In Time For Christmas

The Whiskey Wash

Seattle-based 2BAR Spirits has launched a new gift pack for whiskey enthusiasts just in time for Christmas. Partnering with an award-winning chocolate maker, 2BAR has put together a boozy, sweet-toothed pack containing 2BAR bourbon, chocolate bitters, and delicious bourbon chocolate. 2BAR Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

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Whiskey Review: True Story Finished Rye

The Whiskey Wash

As True Story Finished Rye whiskey has such a powerful and driving note of cinnamon, if you like that smell and flavor then you should just have neat pours of this, or over ice, whatever you prefer. We’re getting to that colder time of year now and those hits of cinnamon, lemon, absinthe, and bitters could be quite interesting.

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Blood, Bones, and Bitters: Meat Cocktails Are More Than a Novelty

VinePair

It might have been the funkiest concoction one could sip in the city, lest you dare unflappable Bar Ben Fiddich owner Haruyasu Kayamato let loose a Ramos Vodka Fizz with the fermented horse milk vodka he smuggled back from Mongolia in a repurposed Fanta bottle. Bones and Bitters Improbably, deer are not going to waste in the spirits world.

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