Cocktail Bitters: An Overview

Week 1 | W | Turner 103 | Ages 21 and up

An overview of the history of cocktail bitters and their use in drinks. Students will then construct their own bitters using common bitterants to take home after the class is over, one customized to their own preferences. They will also have a chance to explore what bitters actually add to a drink with a taste test sample cocktail mixed by the instructor.

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Elijah Wright

B.A., English SUNY University at Buffalo. Three years experience tending bars, as well as extensive cocktail and spirits research. Currently the main spirits consultant for Bag & String Wine Merchants. Recently co-wrote and self-published a cocktail book. Frequent host for the home-mixology cocktail web series, Expressed.

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