How NOT To Make Bitters At Home | AND How To Make Apple Bitters!

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2 жыл бұрын

I made my own citrus bitters at home a few years ago, but it was not a great success, today I am making homemade apple bitters from a recipe in a book, and it works a lot better!
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@stockicide 2 жыл бұрын

I love that your solution to the problem of storing multiple jars of tinctures was one BIG jar of tinctures. I'm glad you were able to salvage your efforts. My failed experiments tend to go down the drain.

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

LOL yeah I hate waste!

@dariusjones3055 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this, I will be watching this with my morning coffee and amaro.

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for watching!

@chipsclassiccocktails1458 2 жыл бұрын

Great ideas. Thanks!

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@ThroughTheMixingGlass 2 жыл бұрын

Those apple bitters sound awesome. Will be perfect for any number of fall drinks in a couple of months.

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Totally! I’m looking forward to using them. Cheers!

@AngryCocktails 2 жыл бұрын

It's always worth experimenting

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Totally!

@TheWhiskeyNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting! Might have to give those apple bitters a try as I've been experimenting with different old fashioneds lately

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

You should! It's pretty easy and fun!

@TheWeePearl 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! Logically your method would seem to make sense. I have people ask me that all the time if they can just blend a bunch of tinctures to make bitters. Now I have a great video to reference and link to. Those black tea lavender bitters sound delicious!

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! the lavender bitters taste mostly like lavender, but they are pretty good!

@adamdoyno4000 2 жыл бұрын

Never even considered making my own bitters. Mostly just syrups. A lot to think about. Good episode and again, great graphics!

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam! It's pretty easy!

@b0000urns 2 жыл бұрын

Tim is going to be bitter that he isn't first.

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there!!

@TheSpiritoftheCocktail 2 жыл бұрын

No, I'm not bitter. I'll be #1 AMARO!!!!

@gnomestavern8285 2 жыл бұрын

i need those apple bitters sounds so good

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty easy to make!

@matthewlockhart6243 2 жыл бұрын

I just purchased a lovely little bitters dasher bottle so I’m keen to make some apple bitters

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

I like a fun bottle. Make bitters! Easy and fun!

@TheSpiritoftheCocktail 2 жыл бұрын

PETE!!!! This was awesome!!! I would def make a Rum Old fashioned with these!!! My finger snap cocktail thing isn't working at all CHEERS!!!!!!

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Rum OF would be dope!

@TheHomeBartenderwithAnn 2 жыл бұрын

I made some lavender Bitters a few years ago. Left them in the pantry and forget about them. Kind of afraid to open them now! 😬 Yep, use that base all up! Wish I was up for the weekend so I could pick up my bitters! Cheers my friend! Enjoy the sun!

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Next time you’re up let me know!

@dashiellward6755 2 жыл бұрын

Alack and alas, I'm afraid that I am no longer in Portland, but would that I were! Those homemade bitters sound absolutely lovely - kind of you to share them with the world!

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Aw! Where are you at? I could send you some.

@dashiellward6755 2 жыл бұрын

@@UnclePete Far afield - I've found myself in London! I'm afraid that I don't know how the UK feels about that sort of thing in the mail, but extraordinarily generous of you to offer!

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Oh nice! I’m going to be in London next month. Got any bar recommendations?

@dashiellward6755 2 жыл бұрын

@@UnclePete Oh, lovely! I absolutely have a few recommendations, though I would say that my experience here is generally more centered on the city's wine bars. Caveat aside, the cocktails at the incomparable Sager & Wilde in Bethnal Green are absolutely worth making time for (as, indeed, is their food and wine), and the spritzes at Shoreditch's Manteca might well convert you. On the off chance that you are seeking out a wine bar, I cannot recommend Noble Rot highly enough. Extraordinary by the glass list, and an excellent menu to pair with. Enjoy your time in London!

@patrickmcgonigal2175 11 ай бұрын

Dried ingredients (like most teas) seem to infuse very well in alcohol. So you may eat to infuse at that stage ad opposed to infusing the water

@UnclePete 11 ай бұрын

ok!

@b0000urns 2 жыл бұрын

Special-tea bitters! You might have to trademark that.

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

You are on fire today!

@b0000urns 2 жыл бұрын

@@UnclePete These experiments are awesome. I've had a bottle of everclear and shopping list of bittering agents and other flavorings for about however long this pandemic has been going on. One of my hang ups was do I infuse things separately or together. I kind of just got stuck and did nothing. Eventually I'll embrace no rules and try something out. What's the worst thing that can happen?

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Right on! I recommend following a recipe, but you know, just go for it!

@stephane.foisy.186 2 жыл бұрын

For the apple 🍎 🍏 bitters I would use that in an old fashion with applejack or Calvados. Your approach to bitters is similar to Canadian Whisky which each grain is distilled and aged separately then blended. For you base I would get #4 or #6 char staves and drop that in the mixture for 24 hours (tasting along) the add some balsamic vinegar and some water to brighten it. To bad we are not close enough to try it.

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s a good idea! I might have a charred stick around here someplace, thanks!

@rpdx8939 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I love making bitters. I have been curious about a tincture library. As a fellow Portland resident I am always on the lookout for different citrus, where did you find the bergamot if you don’t mind me asking? Thanks

@UnclePete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Bergamots show up at new seasons every winter, along with Seville oranges and pomelos and the like.

@rpdx8939 2 жыл бұрын

@@UnclePete thanks for the tip, will have to check them out. I found Seville oranges at barbur world foods and made a lovely super juice with them

@seasharktv6084 4 ай бұрын

I would like to learn how to make bitter. Please how can I go about it?

@UnclePete 4 ай бұрын

just dive in bud

@seasharktv6084 4 ай бұрын

What book do you recommend?

@UnclePete 4 ай бұрын

Bitters by bran parsons www.amazon.com/Bitters-Spirited-Cure-All-Cocktails-Formulas/dp/1580083595/ref=asc_df_1580083595/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312029893875&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9340769966383545904&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032939&hvtargid=pla-450493605527&psc=1&mcid=60e3de5eef1732cda9c7040f5c650dff&gclid=CjwKCAjw5ImwBhBtEiwAFHDZx_yLg6Ur3AO9P5uBfXrOATsNavW3UQ3jmKNIhNmYmZQABXnhSHW6YBoCLF4QAvD_BwE