APHRODITE BITTERS
Our cacao and coffee bitters, named in homage to their historical medicinal usage
THE STORY
Released in the summer of 2011, Aphrodite Bitters epitomise everything about The House of Botanicals range of cocktail bitters, where we focus on combining a modern understanding of flavour with the historical significance of bitters as the defining ingredient in the style of mixed drinks known as cocktails.
Aphrodite Bitters are a tongue-in-cheek nod to the original medicinal usage of bitters, with the botanicals selected chosen for both their alleged aphrodisiac qualities and complimentary flavour profiles.
Built on a base of ground coffee beans and cacao nibs, these are supported by an array of botanicals which play off and enhance one another including dried ginger root, red chillies, allspice (pimento) berries, black peppercorns and bitter gentian root; with each of these recognised as common flavour notes in aged spirits such as rum, brandy, tequila or whisk(e)y.
KEY BOTANICALS
- Cacoa nibs (Brazil)
- Fazendo Pantano coffee (Brazil)
- Red chillies (Various)
- Dried ginger root (China)
- Allspice berries (Jamaica)
- Black peppercorns (Brazil)
- Gentian root (France)
TASTING NOTES
Nose: Burnt cacao, anise, vanilla and cinnamon on the nose.
Taste: Slightly sweet, bitter, with rich nutty chocolate, sweet vanilla, espresso and fruit cake.
Finish: Long wood-spiced bitter finish with a soft kick of chilli.
TRY THEM IN A...
Dark & Stormy, Rum & Ginger Ale, Oaxaca Old Fashioned, Palmetto, Espresso Martini, Hot Buttered Rum, Dizzy Sour or Baguio Skin
RECOMMENDED SERVE
Rye’n Gosling
- 22.5ml / 0.75oz Rye whiskey
- 22.5ml / 0.75oz Black Seal rum
- 2 Dashes Dr. Adam’s Aphrodite Bitters
- 22.5ml / 0.75oz Fresh lime juice
- 22.5ml / 0.75oz Orgeat
Shake all ingredients with cubed ice for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupette glass and garnish with a wheel of fresh lime dropped into the drink.
Created at The Pinewood in Atlanta (GA)
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