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New Orleans Bitters
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New Orleans Bitters

Alcohol-free New Orleans-style bitters inspired by Peychaud's, with tart cherry, anise, and hibiscus — built for Sazeracs and Vieux Carrés.

About This Drink

The second pillar of All The Bitter's range, the New Orleans Bitters take their cue from Antoine Peychaud's 19th-century recipe. That means cherry and anise front and centre — this is a specifically New Orleans flavour profile, designed for the Sazerac and Vieux Carré more than the Old Fashioned. Like the Aromatic Bitters, the base is vegetable glycerin rather than spirit, with a blend of organic and wild-foraged botanicals: tart cherry, hibiscus, star anise, fennel seed, rosehips, and gentian root alongside functional herbs like schisandra berry and milk thistle. The result is something noticeably fruit-forward for a bitters product — the hibiscus and cherry give the nose a near-vinous quality. Use these anywhere you'd reach for Peychaud's: a few dashes into a rye-based zero-proof cocktail, stirred through an AF Sazerac with absinthe rinse, or simply dropped into soda water for a spiced, low-sugar soft drink. The glycerin base gives them slightly more sweetness than alcohol bitters, which is worth factoring into the balance of whatever you're building.

Ingredients

Water, vegetable glycerin, gentian root, spices, orange peel

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
15 kcal

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

TART CHERRY AND ANISE DOMINATE — UNMISTAKABLY PEYCHAUD'S TERRITORY. HIBISCUS ADDS A FLORAL LIFT AND SLIGHT TARTNESS WHILE ROSEHIPS AND GINGER BRING EARTHY WARMTH. FENNEL SEED ON THE MID-PALATE AND ALLSPICE AT THE BACK.

Aroma

ANISE AND STAR ANISE LEAD WITH DRIED CHERRY AND HIBISCUS FLOWERS BEHIND. BRIGHT AND FRUIT-FORWARD FOR A BITTERS PRODUCT — CLOSER TO VERMOUTH THAN ANGOSTURA ON THE NOSE.

Character

Appearance
DEEP GARNET RED ALMOST OPAQUE.
Mouthfeel
DENSE AND SYRUPY — A BY-THE-DASH INGREDIENT NOT A SIPPER.
Finish
CHERRY AND ANISE LINGER WITH GENTIAN ROOT BITTERNESS KEEPING THE FINISH CLEAN.

Production

Botanicals macerated and blended using vegetable glycerin as the base. All botanicals organically grown or wild foraged.

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
15 kcal

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

TART CHERRY AND ANISE DOMINATE — UNMISTAKABLY PEYCHAUD'S TERRITORY. HIBISCUS ADDS A FLORAL LIFT AND SLIGHT TARTNESS WHILE ROSEHIPS AND GINGER BRING EARTHY WARMTH. FENNEL SEED ON THE MID-PALATE AND ALLSPICE AT THE BACK.

Aroma

ANISE AND STAR ANISE LEAD WITH DRIED CHERRY AND HIBISCUS FLOWERS BEHIND. BRIGHT AND FRUIT-FORWARD FOR A BITTERS PRODUCT — CLOSER TO VERMOUTH THAN ANGOSTURA ON THE NOSE.

Character

Appearance
DEEP GARNET RED ALMOST OPAQUE.
Mouthfeel
DENSE AND SYRUPY — A BY-THE-DASH INGREDIENT NOT A SIPPER.
Finish
CHERRY AND ANISE LINGER WITH GENTIAN ROOT BITTERNESS KEEPING THE FINISH CLEAN.

Production

Botanicals macerated and blended using vegetable glycerin as the base. All botanicals organically grown or wild foraged.