Concentrated Aromatic Bitters - Organic, Wild Crafted Botanicals for Elevated Drinks & Cocktails (2 fl oz)

Aromatic Bitters: Our Flagship Offering

Featured in Bitterman's Field Guide to Bitters & Amari, our flagship Aromatic Bitters boasts a well-balanced and herbaceous flavor profile, uniquely blending gentian root, star anise, and allspice. This distinctive combination of botanicals creates an unmistakable and deeply satisfying taste that you won't find elsewhere.

Elevate Your Favorite Drinks

Aromatic Bitters is an excellent choice for adding depth and complexity to classic cocktails such as the Manhattan, Champagne Cocktail, and Old Fashioned. We also recommend pairing it with orange peel, apple, whiskey, brandy, and cognac.

Concentrated Bitters with Layered Flavors

Whereas other craft bitters might make six or eight cocktails per ounce, ours give you 20 to 40. Our bitters have layered flavors that add depth, aroma, and complexity to any drink, not just cocktails.

Pure Natural Ingredients

We use organic, wild-crafted, therapeutic-grade whole botanicals and slowly steep them for weeks in non-GMO, over-proof cane spirits. With minimal processing, our bitters are free of artificial ingredients and thickening agents.

Handcrafted, Small-Batch Portland Bitters Made in Oregon

Every herb we use is tinctured separately, ensuring the flavors come through clearly. "Bitters" happen when these tinctures are combined in precise proportions in small batches.

Whether you're a seasoned mixologist or simply looking to elevate your at-home bartending game, Aromatic Bitters is an excellent choice for anyone who appreciates exceptional flavor and quality ingredients. We turn organic, therapeutic-grade botanicals into concentrated flavors, and our bitters don't contain a shred of artificial coloring or any thickening agents.

Our Small Batch Process

We make our naturally gluten-free and grain-free bitters the old-school way: slowly. It all starts with hand-picked, organic, wild-crafted, therapeutic-grade botanicals (roots, leaves, fruit, and sometimes seeds). These whole botanicals are immersed in organic, non-GMO, over-proof cane spirits and steeped for weeks, getting more flavorful and complex until their goodness is infused in the liquid.

This process happens at room temperature so the most delicate flavors aren't damaged by heat. The botanicals are then strained out, and we're left with gorgeous tinctures. Every herb we use is tinctured separately, so the flavors come through clearly, and we have ultimate control over our blends.

"Bitters" happen when those tinctures are combined in precise proportions in small batches. We keep processing to a minimum by allowing our bitters to settle and then gravity filtering them to give you our distinct clear product. Because we don't use fining agents or invasive procedures, some botanical evidence may be found in the bottle.

A small amount of non-GMO raw cane sugar is added so your palate can taste everything that's there to round out the flavor, as well as Portland water to make all those flavors bloom. We put our bitters in amber glass bottles with dropper tops, because quality shouldn't be shaken around. It should be applied with care.

Portland Bitters Project's unique bitters are hand-crafted in small batches, using the finest organic botanicals and over-proof cane spirits. The result is a concentrated, complex bitters experience that elevates and adds layers of flavors, depth, aroma, and complexity to all kinds of drinks—not only cocktails.

Our bitters come in elegant amber glass bottles for their protective qualities against UV degradation, with dropper tops for easy application. Portland Bitters Project represents an interesting blend of science, art, and craftsmanship.

Cindy Capparelli is the owner and chief formulator of Portland Bitters Project, and she holds more degrees than are relevant. She crafts bitters using her knowledge of horticulture, botany, herbalism, and good old-fashioned cocktailing. Bitters are a way for Cindy to problem-solve, experiment, and play with arrangement and pairing while making something stable that can be enjoyed for years.

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