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Happy Negroni Week! With the cocktail mixing and drinking lot, this week has become quite the tradition (and one with a good cause to boot!) - and here at Bitters + Bottles we’ve developed a bit of a tradition of our own. Our tradition is to mess with traditional things!Read now
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June 6, 2018 Mish Sukharev
Bitter: About Campari
Bitter is decidedly not vanilla. And while my cocktail may not be your cocktail, I think we all have it in us to be just a little bit seduced by the mixing rule of Bitter, Sweet and Spirited. Here, in the US, bitter has often been given a bad reputation - that flavor that you really shouldn’t be tasting. But if it is wrong - why does so much of the world enjoy bitter flavors so freely, openly and passionately?Read now -
January 22, 2018 Meredith Lantz
Leopold Bros. - A cocktailer's dream distillery
Read nowWe’ve all got favorite bottles but Leopold is one of our favorite spirits brands. They span the gamut of whiskey, gin, and liqueurs, and yet despite their breadth of selection, each spirit maintains an exceptional amount of depth. As much as they are all delightful sippers, they are really a bartender's best friend, adding complexity, balance, and most importantly deliciousness to every cocktail.
Leopold Bros. is a family owned and operated distillery in Denver, Colorado. They malt their barley, mill their grains, ferment their mash and distill everything onsite. They don’t add artificial ingredients and they barrel and bottle everything by hand.
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January 19, 2018 Joe Barwin
Lo-Fi Aperitifs, Perfect for Spritz's and Never Fail Cocktails
Read nowLooking for a light, flavorful, refreshing, and low ABV cocktail for those summer afternoons? Let us introduce you to the perfect solution.
Lo-Fi Aperitifs are a line of vermouths and amaro crafted with California wines and natural herbs & botanicals. It can be enjoyed on it’s own, or used generously in a cocktail — not just whispered over a martini. They infuse their wine with a unique blend of botanicals are listed right on the label. Everything that’s in it, is on it!
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January 19, 2018 Meredith Lantz
5 Bottles to Gift the Women in your life this Mother's Day
The Moms in our life do a lot for us, because of us, and often in spite of us. This Mother's Day skip the cut flowers, and pick up a bouquet of fragrant aromas from the uncut power of these spirits distilled, created, or inspired by women. See below.Read now -
January 19, 2018 Meredith Lantz
Rosé? No Way. 5 beautiful bottles to gift the dinner party host
The intoxicating chorus of Rosé's pop and clink will always be a warm weather hit single, but we're hoping this summer's anthem is more about these literally red, haute, alt-rocking bottles. Each pick will incite refrains of oohs and ahhs when you present this as your dinner party host gift, but they're so easy to drink, it won't be long before you're singing the chorus to Drunk in Love.Read now