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Black Cloud Bitters™ is an artisan cocktail bitters company located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Bitters are an aromatic flavouring liquid made from infusing roots, barks, fruit peels, seeds, spices, herbs, flowers, and botanicals in high-proof alcohol. We make each batch by hand, testing to make sure they’re the perfect blend to enhance your fancy cocktail.
We announced a limited edition bundle package today with one of our 4 oz Bitters (Cabaret, Winter Spice, or Pumpkin) and our newly released vintage campfire mug for $40.00. We will also include our first ever hot drink cocktail recipe card to keep your mug full of holiday cheer!
See the SHOP section of our website for details.
The Team at Black Cloud Bitters
Banana infused in Rum is spectacular! See how we infused the rum.
Read MoreMilk can be infused with Pumpkin Spice Cheerios and then paired with dark rum and our Prairie Rose Bitters to make a Harvest Punch Cocktail for the holidays.
Read MoreThis is a fabulous guest blog post by Elin Lawrence of the blog Travel*Food*Cool. This is a must-read for those who desire a better understanding of the herbal liqueur Chartreuse or those who want to widen their appreciation for spirits. Special thank-you to Elin for her contribution of this timeless post.
Read MoreThe Mended Mary was a very flavourful and unique cocktail that paired clarified tomato juice with our savour Garden Party Bitters and Lemon and Garlic and Rosemary Salt. The name of the cocktail is a great conversation piece when serving the cocktail. Guests would ask “Why is this called a Mended Mary”. We responded saying it was “a play on the Bloody Mary with less mess!”. This was a great lead into explaining the clarification process with the tomato juice.
Read MoreWashing a spirit in animal fat introduces creamy textures to the spirit and also transfers notes from the fat. The fat-washed spirit can then be paired with our Bitters to create a spectacular cocktail!
Read MoreSo we finally decided to initiate our blog for Black Cloud Bitters. We have been so busy that writing prose seemed like the last thing we would have time to do.
We are kicking off this blog post on the inaugural day of the release of our 2018 Business Plan. We wrote a Business Plan back in 2015 (Version 1.0) when we launched the company. It has been on a shelf ever since. After staring at it for three years we decided to give it a read and assess where we thought we were going and where we have arrived. This involved celebrating all or our successes, reviewing our missteps, and recalibrating our path.
Drafting a Business Plan is a fabulous exercise to undertake. We recommend all business owners take the time (and we know you have none) to put things down on paper and chart your course - the bank likes it when you do that too!
Our Business Plan ended up being about 30 pages and it was supported by a Marketing and Sales Plan/Strategy (35 more pages), a very detailed financial forecast (another 20 pages), appendices (20 more pages!), and a in-house built, financial model that incorporates multiple product lines, multiple distribution channels, and multiple jurisdictions. The skillset from our professional careers came in handy as we burned the midnight oil on this project.
What's next you ask? The implementation of the Business Plan!
Stay tuned....
The Team at Black Cloud Bitters