DIY Mixology: 6 Cocktail Recipes With Bitters

Serves 1

Ingredients:

1/2-inch cucumber round, chopped into chunks

2 fresh sage leaves

1/4 oz honey syrup*

4 dashes Urban Moonshine chamomile bitters

1 ¾ oz gin

1 lime round, for garnish

Directions:

Muddle sage, honey, cucumber and bitters in a mixing glass (beforehand, check out this video on the do’s and don’ts of muddling). Add gin and ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with lime. Serve.

*To make honey syrup: Combine equal parts honey and warm water, stir to dissolve.

Serves 1

Ingredients:

1 ½ oz gin

½ oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur

1 oz fresh grapefruit juice

½ oz 100% cranberry juice (not cranberry juice cocktail)

¼ oz fresh lime juice

5 dashes Urban Moonshine Organic Citrus Digestive Bitters

1 lime wedge, for garnish

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into chilled cocktail glass and garnish with lime. Serve.

Serves 1

Ingredients:

1/2 oz lemon juice

1/2 oz honey

5 dashes Urban Moonshine Chamomile Bitters

2 oz vodka

1/4 tsp freshly grated ginger

Soda water

1 lemon wedge, for garnish

Directions:

Combine the lemon juice, honey and bitters in a Tom Collins glass, stir to combine.  Add vodka, freshly grated ginger and ice. Top with soda water and garnish with lemon. Serve.

A recipe uncovered by John Gertsen, general manager of Drink in Boston.

Serves 1

Ingredients:

1 3/4 oz gin (London dry style)

1/4 oz pure maple syrup

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

1/2 oz fresh orange juice

3 dashes Urban Moonshine Organic Maple Digestive Bitters, plus more

Directions:

Shake all ingredients vigorously and strain into a chilled glass. Top off with 2 more dashes of Urban Moonshine Maple Bitters for a full-bodied, aromatic experience. Serve.

Serves 1

Ingredients:

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

Fresh thinly sliced ginger, to taste

5 dashes Urban Moonshine Organic Original Digestive Bitters

3 oz vodka

3 oz Reed’s Ginger Brew

1 lemon wedge, for garnish

Directions:

Muddle fresh ginger with the lemon juice and bitters. Add vodka and ice, stir and pour into a Tom Collins glass, and top with ginger brew. Garnish wish lemon wedge. Serve.

Serves 1

Ingredients:

Orange peel

¼ oz pure maple syrup

4 dashes Urban Moonshine Organic Maple Digestive Bitters

2 oz rye or scotch whiskey

Directions:

Combine orange peel, maple syrup and bitters in an old fashioned cocktail glass. Press the orange peel along its length with a muddler (don’t smash the peel into pieces, just press it to express the oils from the zest). Add scotch and one large ice cube or several small ice cubes and stir gently. Serve.