Who says you need to be a bartender to create some cool drinks? Hip subscriber box service, Bespoke Post gives you the incredible opportunity of becoming your own home mixologist with this month’s box of Dash, which has everything you need to create your own mixes of bitters. For the bartender that likes to bring his fun work home, this is a no brainer, but for those curious about home mixology, this is a great way to start. This kit offers you a variety of ingredients to compliment your favorite drinks when you are at home. Go crazy by using some beautiful combinations of dry ingredients (herbs, nuts, spices, and more), add some sugar and any spirit of your choice, and you’ll be impressing your local bartender when you invite him for dinner! Aside from all the ingredients that come in the kit, it also comes with a handy manual written by Dave Solomonson called “The 12 Bottle Bar,” which should help you make the mixes to amaze. For subscribers this box is $45 dollars, for those that just want one, it runs for $55.
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THE BITTERS
Toasted coconut bitters
Easy & Oskey bitters making kit
1 cup toasted coconut
¼ tsp nutmeg
THE COCKTAIL
Tequila Old-Fashioned
2 ½ oz. tequila
2 tsp simple syrup
1 strip of orange peel
¼ oz. toasted coconut bitters
Stir the tequila and simple syrup together with ice in a mixing glass, then pour into an Old Fashioned glass. Top with toasted coconut bitters, then twist the orange peel on top, run it around the rim of the glass, and place it on top of the drink.
THE BITTERS
Jamaican spice bitters
Easy & Oskey bitters making kit
2 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped
½ stick cinnamon, crushed
Zest of ½ grapefruit
1 tsp allspice, crushed
12 cloves
THE COCKTAIL
Manchester Mule
1 ½ oz. gin
½ oz. lime juice
3 oz. ginger beer
¼ tsp Jamaican spice bitters
Combine gin, lime juice, and bitters in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, then pour into a Collins glass. Top with ginger beer, add additional bitters to taste, and garnish with a lime wheel.
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