Invigorate your newly carbonated cocktails, sodas, and aged whiskey with homemade bitters.
Ingredients
151-proof grain alcohol, 375ml
100-proof bourbon, 375ml
Zest of one lemon peeled with a vegetable peeler
Quinine extract, 1⁄4tsp from a health food store
Wormwood extract, 1tsp from a health food store
Tellicherry peppercorns, 2tsp
Cinnamon stick
Fresh ginger root, 2″ piece
Allspice berries (6)
Cloves (4)
Dried cherries, 1c
Vanilla bean split in half length-wise, with its seeds scraped and reserved to add to jar
Raw sugar, 1⁄4c