Root Beer Bitters Recipes:

Flannel Grotto

1oz Floral Gin

1oz Bonal Apertif

1oz Cherry Heering

0.5oz Club Soda

4-5 Dashes Bitter Ex “Float Yer Boat” Root Beer Bitters 

2-3 Dashes Bitter Ex “Broken-Hearted” Aromatic Bitters

Build and stir with ice in rocks glass, serve on the rocks

Garnish with a cherry

Manhattan

The quintessential classic brown liquor cocktail, the Manhattan, born in the late 1800s in the New York borough of the same name, features the earthy, caramel, or rustic flavors of whiskey sweetened gently with fortified wine (vermouth), and enhanced with the subtle touch of bitters. We like to be less subtle, blending two of our favorite flavors and having some fun with this cocktail when most mixologists are purists. It was nearly a tie in our taste tests, but Root Beer just edged out Citrus as a pairing with the must-have Aromatic. This drink is one that begs to be played around with, whether it’s the whiskey choice, the vermouth option, or the various possibilities of Bitter Ex Bitters, you are sure to have a variety of winners right in your glass.

2oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey

1oz Sweet Vermouth

5-6 dashes Bitter Ex "Broken-Hearted" Aromatic Bitters

2-3 dashes Bitter Ex "Float Yer Boat" Root Beer Bitters

Stir, strain into coupe or ice filled rocks glass

Garnish with cherry

Bitters End Tequila Cocktail

Finding a tequila drink that isn't a margarita is one thing, and then finding one that is bitters-heavy is another, but finding one that is delicious? Rare. The Bitters End Tequila Cocktail covers it all, and uses both the root beer and coffee flavors to blend a new richness to an already deep drink.

2oz Gold Tequila

1oz Amaro (any Italian liqueur will do - we like Averna)

0.5oz Simple Syrup

2-3 dashes Bitter Ex "Float Yer Boat" Root Beer Bitters

2-3 dashes Bitter Ex "No Filter" Coffee Bitters

Shake, strain over fresh ice in rocks glass

Garnish with orange peel

The Sawyer

This is a pretty easy drink to make, and it is quite bitters heavy. Finding a drink that uses bitters well that doesn’t use a brown alcohol is rare, and The Sawyer has levels of complexity that make every sip enjoyable.

Ingredients:

2oz dry gin

0.5oz fresh squeezed lime juice

0.5oz simple syrup (1:1, sugar:water)

14 dashes “Broken-Hearted” Aromatic Bitters

7 dashes “Float Yer Boat” Root Beer Bitters

7 dashes “I Will Survive” Citrus Bitters

Shake, strain into a chilled rocks glass

Garnish lime

Banana Bread

Ingredients: 

1¾cup all purpose flour

1½tsp baking powder

½tsp baking soda

½tsp ground cinnamon

½tsp salt

1cup mashed bananas (3 medium ripe or overripe bananas)

¾cup brown sugar

2 eggs at room temperature

½cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled

1tsp vanilla extract

1tsp Bitter Ex “Float Yer Boat” Root Beer Bitters

1tsp Bitter Ex “No Filter” Coffee Bitters

1cup chocolate chips divided

1Tbsp turbinado sugar for sprinkling on bread

Directions:

Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and set aside

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine mashed bananas with the brown sugar and mix until smooth. Stir in the eggs until well combined. Pour in the melted butter, bitters, and extract and mix until combined.

Carefully add the dry mix to the large bowl and mix until combined, don’t over mix. Gently fold in ¾ of the chocolate chips.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and sprinkle turbinado sugar over the top. Top with remaining chocolate chips. Bake at 350º until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean, about 45-55 minutes.

Allow to cool about 10 minutes in the pan, un-pan, and place on cooling rack to cool completely. 

Bitter Ex Oat Bars

Preheat oven to 400

Combine on a cookie sheet & toast for 10 min:

2 cups old fashioned oats

2 cups almonds 

2 Tbl spoons flaxseed (milled)

3 Tbl spoons cinnamon 

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1 cup dates chopped

½ teaspoon sea salt (I use Himalayan pink)

1 cup honey

¼ tsp (about 6 shakes) Bitter Ex “No Filter” Coffee Bitters

¼ tsp (about 6 shakes) Bitter Ex “Float Yer Boat” Root Beer Bitters

1 cup almond butter

¼ cup pepitas

Add toasted ingredients, dates and salt to the food processor, pulse 3-4 times

Add honey/bitters blend. Pulse 3-4 times

Add the nut butter. knead in by hand.

Lastly, add pepitas knead in by hand (to keep whole)

(Working the mixture by hand leaves some crunch to the end product.)

Line a ¼ sheet pan (9½”x13”) with parchment. Hand press evenly. Cover with parchment and chill in the freezer to set (about 20 min.)

Cut, store with parchment between layers.

Refrigerated, in air tight container.

*if using prepared nut butter reserve some honey to adjust for sweetness & consistency.