http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:01:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-211 Kyle Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:50:48 +0000 http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-211 How long did you let your tinctures macerate? I've seen recipes call for anywhere from a few weeks to two months. How long did you let your tinctures macerate? I’ve seen recipes call for anywhere from a few weeks to two months.

]]> http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-186 Married …with dinner » Blog Archive » DOTW: Cucumber Sour Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:02:49 +0000 http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-186 [...] Charlotte uses lavender bitters created by a London friend. If you don’t feel up to concocting your own, Fee Brothers’ grapefruit bitters are a complementary [...] [...] Charlotte uses lavender bitters created by a London friend. If you don’t feel up to concocting your own, Fee Brothers’ grapefruit bitters are a complementary [...]

]]> http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-171 Intoxicated Zodiac Blog » aries’ heady affair with bitter jasmine Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:35:09 +0000 http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-171 [...] i recommend checking out FEE BROTHERS for their wide breadth of flavour selection. or, you can even make your own. ironically - again - aries is one sign that rarely get bitter about life. they are eternally [...] [...] i recommend checking out FEE BROTHERS for their wide breadth of flavour selection. or, you can even make your own. ironically – again – aries is one sign that rarely get bitter about life. they are eternally [...]

]]> http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-76 jim Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:07:23 +0000 http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-76 How about medicinal plants added to the flavoring tinctures? You might tap into herbalism in a marketing way that might get people to buy more drinks, sorry if that seems trendy but hey... Many of the "bitters" herbs and spices have carminative properties, so right off the bat you are helping the imbiber digest their meal. But how about kola nut/ginseng/cayenne/ginger as "speedball" with stimulant (kola and ginseng) along with vodka to disinhibit. How about tincture of poppy mixed with clove,ginger and cointreau? How about medicinal plants added to the flavoring tinctures? You might tap into herbalism in a marketing way that might get people to buy more drinks, sorry if that seems trendy but hey… Many of the “bitters” herbs and spices have carminative properties, so right off the bat you are helping the imbiber digest their meal. But how about kola nut/ginseng/cayenne/ginger as “speedball” with stimulant (kola and ginseng) along with vodka to disinhibit. How about tincture of poppy mixed with clove,ginger and cointreau?

]]> http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-8 drinkscompanion Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:04:10 +0000 http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-8 thanks much. more tinctures and bitters to come! waiting on that silly chemistry degree to show up, though.... thanks much. more tinctures and bitters to come! waiting on that silly chemistry degree to show up, though….

]]> http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-5 gwen Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:48:02 +0000 http://drinkscompanion.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/bitters-and-tinctures/#comment-5 that's a really interesting post. that’s a really interesting post.

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