Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Bitters of the Month: Spiced Cherry


Woodford Reserve, based in Kentucky, produces a Spiced Cherry Bitters.  It's definitely spicy, similar to the Aztec Chocolate we tried a while back.  In fact, I wonder if the two might work well in combination.  

We tried the Spiced Cherry in a Manhattan.  I was disappointed.  Apart from a tingle on the lips, the spice didn't come through very well.  It was less orangey than Angostura - not necessarily a bad thing but a noticeable difference.

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  1. This sounds so wonderful and yet disappointing.
    So hot here and one of my AC is broken that Ice Water is my drink of choice right now.

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    1. I wouldn't say the bitters itself was disappointing. Indeed, on its own with gin, it was quite nice.

      I was hoping it would bring more spice to the Manhattan. We also have an Aztec chocolate bitters and I imagined they might work well in concert. But, the Spiced Cherry itself didn't bring enough heat. It's worth further experiments but it might require a lighter-flavored base liquor - vodka, for instance.

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