Comments on: Buying, making bitters in Boston http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/ Bars, bartenders and imbibing in Beantown. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:16:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Michael http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/#comment-3805 Michael Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:09:38 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/#comment-3805 This may help you in your search for Abbott's ingredients.... I live in Seattle (yes, I'm a regular at the Zig Zag!) and there are a couple of great spice shops here, both with online stores - Tenzing Momo and World Spice. http://tenzingmomo.com http://worldspice.com Tenzing Momo has Tonka beans, a couple types of benzoin and Pimenta Racemosa Bay. I'd bet your local spice shop has this bay too, but ask for it's more common name, Bay Rum. That's how I found the stuff at Tenzing. btw... I haven't tried the recipe yet, so no help here. cheers! This may help you in your search for Abbott’s ingredients….

I live in Seattle (yes, I’m a regular at the Zig Zag!) and there are a couple of great spice shops here, both with online stores - Tenzing Momo and World Spice.

http://tenzingmomo.com
http://worldspice.com

Tenzing Momo has Tonka beans, a couple types of benzoin and Pimenta Racemosa Bay. I’d bet your local spice shop has this bay too, but ask for it’s more common name, Bay Rum. That’s how I found the stuff at Tenzing.

btw… I haven’t tried the recipe yet, so no help here.

cheers!

]]> By: ljclark http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/#comment-2707 ljclark Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:07:59 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/#comment-2707 That totally sucks, Adam! Hope they make it through the second time. If you're ever in Kenmore Square, you should go to Eastern Standard and ask to buy bottles of these bitters from the bar. That totally sucks, Adam! Hope they make it through the second time. If you’re ever in Kenmore Square, you should go to Eastern Standard and ask to buy bottles of these bitters from the bar.

]]> By: Adam http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/#comment-2700 Adam Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:35:03 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/#comment-2700 I'm in the process of getting some Regan's and Peychaud’s directly from Sazerac in NOLA. The first batch I ordered were confiscated and destroyed by UPS because they contained Alcohol and you can't ship booze into the state. Oy. A letter from Sazerac explaining why the alcohol content isn't really important in this case, and calling them "Aromatic Bitters used in cooking" gives me hope that the next batch will make it. I’m in the process of getting some Regan’s and Peychaud’s directly from Sazerac in NOLA.

The first batch I ordered were confiscated and destroyed by UPS because they contained Alcohol and you can’t ship booze into the state. Oy.

A letter from Sazerac explaining why the alcohol content isn’t really important in this case, and calling them “Aromatic Bitters used in cooking” gives me hope that the next batch will make it.

]]> By: Stephen http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/#comment-513 Stephen Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:39:18 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2006/12/20/buying-making-bitters-in-boston/#comment-513 my newest bitters recipe is for "wild cherry bark bitters".... but of course they are with coriander, ginger, and orange peel.... wild cherry bark produces a fantastic bitter but is intensely aromatic. completely redolent of wild cherries.... i like them in a manhattan with the addition of angostura mainly to replace the disgusting fake cherries.... but i also some how got addicted to drinking it in soda water.... i usually have some at restaurant Dante but i'm due for another batch.... my newest bitters recipe is for “wild cherry bark bitters”…. but of course they are with coriander, ginger, and orange peel….

wild cherry bark produces a fantastic bitter but is intensely aromatic. completely redolent of wild cherries….

i like them in a manhattan with the addition of angostura mainly to replace the disgusting fake cherries…. but i also some how got addicted to drinking it in soda water….

i usually have some at restaurant Dante but i’m due for another batch….

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