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Spokane House Aromatic DIY Cocktail Bitters Kit

Bring out your inner alchemist with our Badass Bitters DIY Cocktail Bitters Kits. This educational kit walks you through the infusion process that has been part of medicinal practices for centuries. The kit includes step-by-step instructions and a worksheet to guide you through the process.

$32.00

In stock (can be backordered)

In stock (can be backordered)

Product Description

Welcome to Badass Bitters DIY Cocktail Bitters Kits! 

What are bitters?

Bitters fill a unique niche in medicine, food, and drink history. The story begins with the alchemical arts in ancient Egypt and ends in America in a cocktail glass. The ancients made the first bitters by extracting the healing (and flavor) qualities of flowers, peels, seeds, barks, and herbs through an infusion process using wine and, later, distilled alcohol.

Why are bitters used in cocktails?

In 1806, the cocktail appeared: “…COCKTAIL, then, is a stimulating liquor, comprised of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” This first publishing of the word “cocktail” and its definition appeared in The Balance, Columbian Repository in Hudson, New York. By the early twentieth century, cocktail culture flourished, and bitters became the secret sauce in the classics. Today, you become the alchemist-mixologist with our Badass Bitters DIY educational kit, infusing and making bitters. Badass.

SPOKANE HOUSE AROMATIC COCKTAIL BITTERS

In 1809, explorer David Thompson visited the confluence of two rivers, the Spokane and Little Spokane. He found what the indigenous peoples had known for centuries, a landscape rich in plants and wildlife. Our kit blends the prairie sage of the inland NW with an earthy blend of peppery spice and hints of citrus to enhance whiskies, rum, and mezcal. Cheers!

Bitters are to cocktails as spices are to food. Our Badass Bitters Kit empowers you to release the flavors of nature as you learn about bitters and make your cocktail bitters. Each kit makes approximately 10 oz. of your house-made bitters. 

KIT INCLUDES Botanical-herb mix, cheesecloth, eyedropper bottle, label, funnel, Instructional worksheet, and cocktail recipes.

YOU ADD 1-1/2 cups of high-proof whiskey and an orange.

Spokane House Aromatic Ingredients: dried tart cherry, green cardamom pod, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, star anise, sage, peppercorn, ginger root, nutmeg, wild cherry bark, clove, dried lemon granules, birch bark, gentian root.

Kit box dimensions: 3” w x 5” t x 3” d