Cocktails with Coriander bitters
Coriander bitters are a cocktail bitters with coriander seed as the defining aromatic.
ABV44%The alcohol is negligible in the drink, since bitters are used only in dashes.
How it's used
Coriander seed tastes of citrus and warm spice at once, and two dashes put both into a drink. It suits citrus builds and anything already spiced.
Substitutes for Coriander bitters
Use the same number of dashes of orange bitters with a small pinch of crushed coriander seed, then fine-strain. The seed pulls the flavor toward coriander.
Coriander seed crushed into syrup
Carries the aroma but sweetens too: half a barspoon adds about 2 g of sugar. Cut any plain syrup by the same amount.
Without bitters
Leave the dashes out. The drink loses only a citrus-spice edge.
Storage
Coriander seed’s citrus-and-spice note holds well in alcohol. Close the bottle firmly and keep it off a sunny shelf, and it will taste the same in three years.
