Hey Guys and Gals! Cocktail bitters made by infusing bitter roots and bark, spices, and dried cherries in three separate jars, then blending them. You need 3 jars, one of which holds 4 cups.
Ingredients
Jar 1
1/2 tbsp gentian root
1/2 tbsp wild cherry bark
A few cassia chips
1 cup 100 proof rye whiskey
Jar 2
1/2 cup of bourbon
6 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
2 vanilla bean pods, slit lengthwise and seeds scraped
2 star anise
Jar 3
1 1/2 cups of bourbon
8 oz dried pitted cherries
Directions
1. Fill each jar with its ingredients, cover and shake well.
2. Store in a cool, dark place for 7 days, shaking each jar daily.
3. After 7 days, strain jar 1 through moistened cheesecloth, and again through a coffee strainer if it needs clarity.
4. Wait another 5 days, then strain jars 2 and 3 the same way and combine them in one jar. Let that infuse another 3 days.
5. Blend in the rye from jar 1 slowly, tasting as you go, since some prefer less. Strain once more to remove the last sediment.
Bitters are used by the dash, not by the glass.
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