BITTERS:
How Sweet It Is
Imagine bitters as a spark plug, igniting myriad ingredients with
a small jolt. When cocktails were born, bitters—which were originally considered medicinal—made rotgut drinkable. It’s the next
big thing in the spirits world: mixologists looking to the past for new
ways to add complex flavors with just a few dashes.
GOLD RUSH
A brand-new creation by the Bon
Vivants drink maestros—who helped
create the acclaimed bar at the Washington, D.C., pub AGAINN—this nod to
the raucous Gold Rush makes the kind
of drink that will have you kicking your
heels like a forty-niner who just found
the mother lode. Gold Rush is a bitters
with notes of sarsaparilla and co;ee
bean. Co-inventor Josh Harris recommends a fiscal agent: bourbon, green
Chartreuse, Carpano Antica Formula
vermouth, Luxardo maraschino liqueur
and eight drops of Gold Rush bitters.
ANGOSTURA
A classic used in everything from a
Rob Roy to a whiskey sour, Angostura
was invented in 1824. It’s a key ingredient in Don Draper’s drink of choice,
