Bitters, tseem hu ua cocktail bitters, yog ib qho khoom xyaw uas siv ntau yam dej haus classic thiab niaj hnub sib xyaw. Lawv yog tsim los ntawm cov ntaub ntawv pov thawj siab, nruab nrab tus ntsuj plig infused nrog ntau yam aromatics. Txawm tias ob peb tee los yog dashes ntawm iab tuaj yeem ua rau mundane cocktail rau hauv ib yam dab tsi tshwj xeeb.
Dab tsi yog khaus?
Cocktail bitters pib ua cov pov thawj siab, nruab nrab, tsis muaj dab tsi (xws li 100-pov thawj vodka lossis everclear). Tom qab ntawd lawv tau ntim nrog cov tshuaj iab thiab cov khoom xyaw uas muaj ntxhiab tsw qab, xws li tshuaj ntsuab, txuj lom, noob, barks, citrus tev, thiab lwm yam khoom qab zib. Qee qhov, xws li Peychaud's bitters lossis Angostura iab, siv cov hauv paus hniav los ntawm gentian, ib hom tshuaj tsw qab paj ntoo, ua tus neeg sawv cev iab. Lawv kuj yog infused nrog ntxiv botanicals los tsim ib tug tshwj xeeb tsw thiab aroma profile. Infusion feem ntau yuav siv sij hawm ob peb hnub, thiab tom qab ntawd cov iab yog strained thiab tov nrog lwm cov khoom xyaw xws li xim los yog sweetener. Thaum kawg, lawv tau diluted nrog dej kom txog thaum lawv muaj li 44% cawv.
Dab tsi iab saj nyiam?
Raws li lub npe qhia, iab yog qhov iab heev ua tsaug rau cov dej haus nrog cov tshuaj iab. Lub iab tsw yog ntseeg tias yuav pab nrog kev zom, tab sis muaj feem yuav yog koj tsis xav haus lawv ncaj vim tias lawv iab heev, uas yog vim li cas koj ntxiv rau cov dej qab zib los yog dashes es tsis txhob los ntawm ounce lossis txhaj tshuaj. Yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav cov txiaj ntsig ntawm kev zom zaub mov yam tsis tau haus dej cawv, koj tuaj yeem ntxiv ob peb dashes ntawm iab rau ib khob dej qab zib, uas yuav tso cai rau koj kom txaus siab rau cov ntxhiab tsw qab ntawm cov khoom xyaw. Bitters kuj muab lub ntiaj teb los yog woody flavors, nrog rau cov flavors thiab aromas ntawm lwm cov khoom xyaw siv rau txuj lom rau lawv. Hauv cocktails, iab tsis ntxiv qhov pom kev iab tshwj tsis yog tias koj siv ntau. Hloov chaw, lawv ntxiv cov ntxhiab tsw qab thiab qhov tob rau cov cocktails uas muaj lawv. Txawm tias ob peb lub dashes tuaj yeem hloov lub cocktail kom zoo dua, uas yog vim li cas lawv thiaj li muaj cov khoom xyaw cocktail nrov.
Different Types ntawm Bitters
Txawm hais tias ob hom iab tshaj plaws yog Peychaud's thiab Angostura, muaj ntau qhov tshwj xeeb tsw ntawm iab uas koj tuaj yeem siv ntau yam cocktails nyob rau hauv qhov chaw ntawm cov tshuaj iab uas muab cov aromatics zoo nkauj rau koj haus. Koj yuav pom ib qho chaw kiv taub hau ntawm cov khoom qab zib ntawm koj lub khw cov khoom xyaw hauv zos nrog ntau yam aromatics. Thaum koj tab tom sim ua cocktails, koj tuaj yeem siv 1: 1 hloov hauv daim ntawv qhia nrog txhua hom iab koj xav sim. Thiab txawm hais tias cocktails feem ntau tsuas muaj ob peb dashes ntawm iab, koj yuav xav tsis thoob thiab ntau npaum li cas hloov ob peb tee dej hauv cov dej haus tuaj yeem hloov pauv tus cwj pwm cocktail.
Peychaud's Bitters
Peychaud's iab yog tsim nyob rau hauv New Orleans. Lawv yog infused nrog gentian paus thiab lwm yam aromatics xws li aniseed (licorice), saffron, thiab citrus. Cov iab muaj xim liab liab thiab muaj zog, qab ntxiag aroma, thiab lawv yog iab ntawm kev xaiv rau classic cocktails xws li Sazerac thiab Vieux Carré.
Angostura Bitters
Siv nyob rau hauv classic cocktails xws li Qub Fashioned, Manhattan, thiab Rob Roy, Angostura iab tuaj ntawm Trinidad thiab Tobago. Muaj ib qho kev xav tsis zoo uas Angostura iab muaj angostura tawv tawv thiab yog li lawv tau txais lawv lub npe, tab sis nws tsis muaj tseeb. Angostura iab tsis muaj angostura tawv; hloov, lawv tau tsim nyob rau hauv lub nroog ntawm Angostura, uas yog li cas lawv tau lub npe. Botanicals siv suav nrog cov hauv paus gentian thiab ntau dua 40 lwm cov khoom xyaw uas yog ib qho kev tiv thaiv tsis pub leej twg paub. Flavors muaj xws li cloves, cinnamon, thiab lwm yam txuj lom nrog iab thiab woody sau ntawv zoo li.
Lwm yam tsw qab
Thaum Peychaud's thiab Angostura iab yog cov neeg ua si loj ntawm kev ua lag luam iab, nyob rau hauv xyoo tas los no muaj ntau cov khoom qab zib tshwj xeeb tau tsim uas tso cai rau koj los tsim kev nthuav dav ntawm cocktail classics. Qee cov tsw qab uas koj yuav pom muaj xws li hauv qab no:
- Orange
- Grapefruit
- Cardamom
- Lemon
- Lime
- Cinnamon
- Mole
- Vanilla
- Celery
- Chocolate
- Rhubarb
- Mint
- Cherry
- Cranberry
- Peach
- Ginger
- Coffee
How To Make Bitters
Koj tuaj yeem tsim koj tus kheej cov khoom qab zib hauv tsev, uas yog ib txoj hauv kev txaus nyiam ua si nrog flavors thiab aromas hauv cocktails. Koj yuav xav tau ib qho kev sib xyaw ntawm botanical aromatics (los yog ib qho aromatic), ib tug iab tus neeg sawv cev, thiab cov pov thawj siab nruab nrab (koj yuav xav kom nws muaj tsawg kawg yog 100 pov thawj, yog li koj tuaj yeem sim qee yam xws li 100- pov thawj vodka lossis txawm everclear). Koj tuaj yeem xav ua kom qab zib me ntsis los ntawm kev ntxiv cov khoom qab zib xws li zib ntab los yog cov kua qab zib yooj yim. Koj tuaj yeem ua raws li daim ntawv qhia yooj yim no siv koj tus kheej botanical blend los ua koj tus kheej iab.
Cov khoom xyaw / khoom siv
- 2 2-nti strips ntawm citrus tev (tsis muaj qhov dawb, lossis pith)
- 1 tablespoon gentian cag los yog lwm tus neeg iab
- 3 tablespoons tag nrho cov txuj lom, maj mam crushed los yog tws, tshiab tshuaj ntsuab (xav txog cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, hnub qub anise, vanilla taum, los yog cov khoom xyaw zoo sib xws)
- 2 khob 100-proof vodka
- Ib lub me me, huv si mason hub thiab hau rau txhua botanical agent thiab 1 hub rau tus neeg iab
- Cheesecloth
- ¼ khob yooj yim syrup
- 1 mus rau 2 ooj dropper fwj (xim tsaus ua haujlwm zoo tshaj)
- Small funnel
- Labels
- Sharpie
Cov lus qhia
- Muab txhua cov khoom xyaw botanical thiab cov khoom xyaw iab hauv cov hub huv si.
- Npog txhua qhov sib npaug ntawm vodka.
- Muab lub hau thiab co zoo. Muab tso rau hauv qhov chaw txias, tsaus nti.
- Caw lub hub txhua hnub, tso lawv 5 hnub.
- Hnub tsib, lim lub hub nrog tus neeg iab, khaws cov kua thiab pov tseg cov khib nyiab. Ntxuav lub hub, thiab xa cov kua mus rau lub hub. Npog thiab xa rov qab rau qhov chaw txias, tsaus nrog koj lub rhawv zeb.
- Cia tag nrho cov hub rau lwm tsib hnub, tshiav cov hub uas tseem muaj cov tshuaj tsw qab txhua hnub los sib tov.
- Hnub 10, lim tag nrho lwm lub hub los ntawm ob txheej ntawm cheesecloth, khaws cov kua thiab pov tseg cov khib nyiab. Tej zaum koj yuav xav lim lawv ob peb zaug txhua tus kom paub meej tias tag nrho cov khib nyiab raug tshem tawm.
- Tam sim no nws yog lub sijhawm ua si. Muab koj cov iab ob peb ooj ntawm ib lub sij hawm - siv ib qho piv txwv uas koj pom tias tsim nyog. Koj tuaj yeem sim koj cov iab los ntawm kev ntxiv ib qho los yog ob mus rau plaub ooj ntawm cov dej qab zib thiab saj lawv. Thaum koj txaus siab rau qhov sib npaug, do hauv cov syrup yooj yim.
- Strain the blend into the dropper jars using the me funnel. Label.
- Kho rau hauv qhov chaw txias, tsaus nti rau txog tsib xyoos.
Qee botanicals sim hauv tsev Bitters
Koj tuaj yeem siv cov botanicals uas koj xav tau hauv koj lub tsev iab. Qee qhov kev sim suav nrog:
- Habanero kua txob
- Vanilla taum
- Ntsuab paj ntoos
- Citrus peels
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Tarragon
- Star anise
- Coffee taum
- Cacao nib
- Nyob zoo paj
- Ginger
- Turmeric
- txiv hmab txiv ntoo qhuav
- Cloves
- Alspice
- Fennel noob
How to Add Bitters to a Cocktail
Bitters yuav tsis ua rau koj cocktail iab tshwj tsis yog tias koj ntxiv ntau. Hloov chaw, lawv ntxiv cov ntxhiab tsw qab thiab rub cov cocktail ua ke kom nws muaj ntau dua thiab tsw qab. Ib txoj hauv kev yooj yim los tshawb pom tias qhov iab cuam tshuam li cas rau ib qho cocktail yog ua ob qho qub cocktails - ib qho ua nrog iab thiab ib qho tsis muaj nws. Los ntawm saj txhua yam ntawm no, koj tuaj yeem pom yooj yim yuav ua li cas iab cuam tshuam qhov tsw ntawm cocktail.
Feem ntau cov zaub mov txawv cocktail qhia koj yuav ua li cas ntxiv cov iab, tab sis koj tuaj yeem ntxiv rau txhua yam cocktail koj xav tau. Tsuas yog ntxiv ib dash los yog ob thiab do lub cocktail tshwj tsis yog tias muaj lwm yam qhia hauv daim ntawv qhia. Feem ntau, cov zaub mov hu rau 2 mus rau 3 dashes, lossis yog tias koj siv lub dropper, txog 7 mus rau 8 tee ib dash.
Cocktails Siv Bitters
Ib txoj hauv kev yooj yim los pib tsim koj tus kheej cocktails yog siv cov tsw txawv ntawm iab hauv cov cocktail classic uas twb muaj lawv. Qee cov cocktails uas siv iab thiab qee qhov kev hloov pauv yooj yim tau teev tseg hauv qab no.
- Hloov Angostura bitters nyob rau hauv ib tug qub fashioned nrog cardamom bitters los yog hloov lub whiskey nrog ib tug zoo reposado tequila thiab cov iab nrog ib tug dash ntawm mole bitters.
- Ntxiv ib tug dash los yog ob tug Ginger bitters rau classic vodka martini
- Replace Peychaud's bitters with txiv kab ntxwv bitters in a Sazerac.
- Hloov cov Angostura iab hauv Manhattan nrog txiv kab ntxwv qaub.
- Hloov cov Angostura iab hauv Champagne cocktail nrog txiv qaub, cinnamon, lossis nutmeg iab.
Simple Cocktail With Bitters Recipe
Cov cocktail yooj yim no ua ke cov txiv kab ntxwv iab nrog cov khoom xyaw classic tiki haus rau cov kua qab qab thiab muaj ntxhiab.
Cov khoom xyaw
- ¾ ounces freshly squeezed txiv qaub kua txiv
- ¾ ooj yooj yim syrup
- 2 dashes cardamom bitters
- 1½ ounces Malibu rum
- 1½ ounces RumChata
- Ice
- Nutmeg thiab grated txiv qaub zest rau garnish
Cov lus qhia
- Nyob rau hauv ib lub cocktail shaker, muab cov kua txiv qaub, syrup yooj yim, cardamom bitters, Malibu rum, thiab RumChata.
- Ntxiv dej khov thiab co kom txias.
- Siab rau hauv pob zeb iav uas muaj dej khov.
- Txhim kho nrog cov nutmeg thiab txiv qaub zest.
Bitters Ntxiv Aromatics rau Cocktails
Siv iab yog ib txoj hauv kev zoo los ntxiv aromatics thiab me ntsis ntxiv rau koj cov cocktails. Nrog rau qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov tsw, qhov ua tau zoo rau kev tsim khoom siv tes ua khoom siv tes ua yog qhov kawg.
