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If there’s just one tradition we could transplant from Italy to this side of the Atlantic, it very well might be the Aperitivo Hour. Here, on our side of the globe we’ve inherited the decidedly more New World-style, Happy Hour. And don’t get us wrong, Happy Hours are great - but Aperitivo Hours are just something different - more relaxed, more convivial, more joyful. Who can say no to a late afternoon in the sun, enjoying a glass of something light, delicious and refreshing?

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!

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? 

Deep in the juniper jungles of gin country, broaching the borders of the known map of gin flavors, live the treasures only known as the cult gins. The intrepid gin-splorers who ventrue to lift the veil of mystery surrounding these mystic bottles are often rewarded with some of the most flavorful and unique gins out there.

What lies beyond the London Dry? Join us for a look at the 20th century evolution of gin and the cocktails that followed its lead.

We’re diving deep into gin and highlighting all the fantastic aspects and uses of gin (yes, a good Gin & Tonic is fantastic - but there is also so much more!). Today we begin with this post talking about some classic gin styles: Genever, Old Tom, London Dry and Plymouth.