Cocktails with Ginger bitters
Ginger bitters is a high-proof aromatic bitters flavoured principally with ginger, giving an intense, pungent bittersweet character.
ABV44%High, but negligible in practice because it is used only in dashes.
Taste profile
Sharp, warming ginger dominates the aroma, over a spiced, moderately bitter body with a lingering pungent heat.
How it's used
Added in dashes, it seasons a drink with pungent ginger aroma and a measured bitter edge, its alcohol negligible at that dose; a few drops stirred or shaken into the build carry the spice without adding sweetness or body.
Substitutes for Ginger bitters
Another aromatic or spice bitters can stand in for the bitter and aromatic role, but no unrelated bittering botanical reconstructs the pungent ginger note, which is the point of the ingredient.
Description
Made by macerating botanical matter in a base of alcohol and water, it takes its defining note from ginger, the pungent rhizome of Zingiber officinale; the spirit both extracts the botanical oils and preserves them. It is combined with a bittering agent and supporting spices, leaving a highly concentrated preparation rather than a drinkable beverage.
