Handcrafted Bitters: Simple Recipes for Artisanal Bitters and the Cocktails that Love Them

OMG!! This is not just a book of recipes for making cocktails. This book explain all aspects about cocktails from the type of glasses to the tools needed to prepare a relaxing drink. I never knew that were different glasses designed for the type of cocktail you are having. Plus this book give you great seasonal recipes and a recipe for hangovers. It also tell you how to mix the drink to get the best outcome and so the drink is not bitter or strong. If you follow this book you will use usual ingredients like rosemary springs, horehound and toasted sesame oil. On my next family and friends cookout I am going to make drinks and impress everyone. There is only one thing I found difficult about this book; there is so much of information to retain until it was a little over load at first but once you start reading Part two (the recipes) you can really enjoy reading the book. I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

This book would be a great gift for an aspiring mixologist. Craft cocktails are all the rage these days and a good cocktail definite cannot be without a good bitter to round it out. This book takes you through the basics of what goes into creating different bitters as well as how to incorporate them into different cocktails. This would be helpful to have even if you plan to buy different bitters to try with their cocktail recipes, but their recipes for the bitters are similarly easy to follow, provided you know where to procure bittering agents (orris root, horehound, wormwood, etc). It definitely makes you want to experiment with all different types of cocktails though, so proceed with caution I guess.

I grew up in Trinidad seeing my mom using bitters for all kinds of things, including drinks at Christmas time. I had no idea you could make your own from scratch, or add different flavors. I really like that this book not only shared the recipes with you for creating bitters but it also gave recipes for drinks for different seasons. It's a great book for someone who likes to entertain that goes all out by creating one of a kind drinks for their parties. It's also a great book for anyone that mixes drinks often. I found some good recipes I plan to try this summer. I received this book for free in exchange for a review, any opinions expressed are my own

This is a book I was lucky enough to recieve along with my wonderful fruit infused water pitcher. I have had it for a little while, but due to the fact that some recipes for bitters can take up to a month to be completely finished, I decided to wait to review this book until I could fully test it. The book is very easy to read, the recipes are very organized & easy to follow also. The other nice thing is that this book also has seprate recipes for drinks. The other awesome thing is there is various seasonal recipes. I personally am not much of a drinker anymore, but i do enjoy one every now & again. It will be nice to now be able to make fancy bar drinks at home instead of having to go out. I will be trying some recipes at home with family for the holidays also. This book is full of fun, easy recipes & if you want to learn how drinks are made check it out. This would be a great book for a bar tender in training. I am very thankful that I was able to get this great book for no cost in exchange for my review.

OMG I am excited about this new hobby of making bitters. I love making drinks and this will allow me to take my drink making skills to the next level. This book is excellent. It gives the history of bitters, and then breaks down how to make them. I love the different recipes and the endless possibilities of bitters. I unfamiliar until I read this book. It has definitely opened up a whole new world for me. I am excited about making my first strawberry bitters. I received this book as part of promotion for my honest and unbiased opinion.

Love this book. I have made many variations from the recipes and have also experimented. When people come over they are all interested in those small bottles in the refrigerator. I think the butters improve our cocktails. The cocktail recipes are fun to try but we pretty much just add them to the normal cocktails we typically drink. Add lime for anything with 7-up or sprite Try orange in an old fashioned or margarita. Grapefruit is exceptional in a gin/tonic I have guests experiment by making a cocktail of their choice and decanting it off into tasting glasses then put a row of bitters varieties in front of them and add a drop to each tasting glass. It is a lot of fun.

We love bitters and have quite a collection in the bar and kitchen. I've only made a couple of my own with what I had on hand and now am stepping up to run with the medium sized dogs and try my hand at some more from this nicely designed and informative book.

Found several recipes that are a bit more difficult to find without the need to filter through the noise of a search engine that does nothing but stick ads in the way, including this book. :-) If you are a mixologist this is worth having on hand. It may not be a day to day but it is a very good reference.

It has really good and simple recipes. It also explain everything in a very simple way. Highly recommend this book.

A wealth of information. Very nicely written book, with simple instructions and lots of recipes. Also has a lot of resources one can look at. Recommended for someone who wants to know more about bitters.

PAra entender y comensar a ceer es bien pero creo que si estas muy serio hay unos mas exacto. De todos modos, voy a usarlo para comensar a experimentar y aprender.

Prefect... Has exact information I needed to enhance my knowledge on bitters... I strongly recommend this for all the upcoming bartenders.. Cheers!!

haven't read it yet