Gator’s Lair [Celery] Bitters
Cinna-Minotaur [Cinnamon] Bitters
Gryphons’ Grace [Grapefruit] Bitters
Hummingbird [Lavender]Bitters
Banshee [Salted] Bitters
Dragon [Spicy Chile] Bitters

Purpose: To add salinity, earthiness, juiciness, spiciness, and refreshing, crisp, and zesty aromatics to a drink without sweetness. No muddling needed!

Outline: Usually 0.5mL-2.25mL is added to a drink, varying based on other ingredients and total drink size. Each dropper has mL increments listed for accuracy and precision with every drink.

Experiment: Tested with hot tea, lemonade, margaritas, mojitos, Pisco sours, gin sours, gin martinis, gin rickeys, rum drinks, Lemon Drop and chocolate martinis, the Cosmo, the Bee’s Knees, the Caipirinha, the Penicillin, Manhattans and Old Fashioneds, the Vieux Carre, the Negroni.

Observations: This sample pack has a fantastic spread for those who like many styles of drinks a wide range of beverages. Banshee [Salted Bitters] adds salinity to all drinks, bringing out fantastic flavors, Cinna-Minotaur [Cinnamon Bitters] add a robust, dry, and spicy cinnamon aromatics, Dragon [Spicy Chile Bitters] adds a crisp, clean spiciness, Gator’s Lair [Celery Bitters] adds a juicy, earthy, mildly spicy, vegetal complexity, Gryphons’ Grace [Grapefruit Bitters] adds flavorful, refreshing, zesty grapefruit aromatics, and Hummingbird [Lavender Bitters] adds wonderfully aromatic botanicals, to all drinks listed under experiment, and many more untested.

Data: Banshee is a 50% abv solution of water, alcohol, two unprocessed sea salts and activated charcoal. Cinna-minotaur is a 50% abv solution of water, cane sugar distillate, cassia cinnamon, and Ceylon cinnamon. Dragon is a 50% abv solution of water, alcohol, four types of chile peppers, two unprocessed sea salts, lime peel, lemongrass, and bay leaf. Gator’s Lair is a 50% abv solution of water, alcohol, fresh celery and celery seed, unprocessed sea salt, tamari (water, soya, salt), Riskin’s Dragon [spicy chile bitters] and Riskin’s Gremlin’s Glory [ginger bitters]. Gryphons’ Grace is a 50% abv solution of water, alcohol, grapefruit peel, and vanilla extract. Hummingbird is a 50% abv solution of water, alcohol, and lavender petals. Each bottle has enough liquid for five to ten beverages.