Mixed Bitters Quintet

The longer you drink, the more refined your palate becomes. This selection of five bitters presents a diverse variety of options, each one activating a different taste bud and provoking a unique cocktail experience.

Hudson Standard's spruce shoot bitters have a citrus flavor and add a light pine accent to fall or winter drinks. The orange bitters by Hella Co. are simple and full bodied, relying on actual orange peels for the flavor. Angostura bitters are the classic, the Platonic ideal, long-favored in many an Old Fashioned recipe. Fee Brother's Cardamom is a 1900s-style bitters that provides a sweet, herbal, pre-Prohibition Era good time. Rounding off the pack is Sazerac Co.'s Peychaud's bitters, the oldest one of all, and still produced with the original recipe from 1793, which is integral to making – you guessed it – the perfect Sazerac.

Hudson Standard Spruce Shoot Bitters
Bitters have a long and storied history of punching up cocktails all over the world, but Hudson Standard takes a more local approach with theirs. The brand's offerings are made almost entirely with Hudson Valley ingredients, with a base of organic grain alcohol and not a drop of artificial preservatives or flavorings. The Spruce Shoot Bitters are light and flexible, providing fresh citrus flavors and a subtle seasonal aroma that works well in both fall and winter drinks.

• 3.4 fl oz
• 38% ABV

Hella Co. Orange Bitters
Authentic orange bitters like this one are hard to come by. You don't want any of that from-concentrate, extract junk. This is the real deal, made from citrus skins, and provides an unforgettable flavor that'll make you unable to have it any other way.

• 1.7 oz
• Ingredients include neutral grain alcohol, allspice, angelica root, black peppercorns, cardamom, cassia, coriander, gentian root, juniper berries, dried orange peel, fresh orange peel, caramel syrup

Fee Brothers Cardamom Bitters
This batch of bitters is based on a super old school recipe from the 1900s. It has hints of sweet and herbal notes that were originally developed for pre-Prohibition mixes. Now this vintage recipe is coming back in a big way and is ready to give your favorite drinks a new, spice-laden life.

• 5 oz
• Made in Rochester, New York

Sazerac Co. Peychaud's Bitters
Talk about aged. The recipe for these bitters has been the same since it was created and brought to the US in 1793 by Antoine Amedie Peychaud. Still produced according to the original secret recipe, this is an integral part of the famous Sazerac, supposedly created in the Big Easy at the Sazerac bar. With hints of cherry, cloves, and nutmeg, this bright addition to your bar might even inspire you to create a new cocktail or two. But don't reveal your secret weapon. If they can keep it a secret for over 200 years, then so can you.

• 5 oz
• Contains alcohol

Angostura Aromatic Bitters
If you only have one bottle of bitters in your home bar, it should be this one. Angostura bitters are the bottle you'll find behind every bar. From Old Fashioneds to muddled drinks, it's a key ingredient for those classic favorites. Not drinking tonight? It can also be added to your cooking for a little extra something in each recipe. There's plenty of ways to take advantage of the over 40 ingredients mixed up in this magical little bottle. You should always have one on hand. Just in case.

• 4 oz
• Blend of over 40 ingredients
• Distilled in Trinidad