Cocktails
Here are some cocktails from around the globe that pair Black Cloud Bitters with a variety of spirits.
Spiced Rum Cane
- 1.5 oz Spiced Rum
- Splash of Cranberry Ginger Ale
- Splash of Fresh Lime Juice
- 3 Dashes of Prairie Rose Bitters
Rim the coupe with crushed Candy Cane and garnish with a Cranberries.
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Figgy Tonic
- 2 oz Dark Rum
- 0.25 oz Port (tawny - sweet or medium dry)
- 0.25 Simple Syrup
- 4 oz Tonic Water
- 2 Dashes Winter Spice Bitters
Muddle 2 Figs with Dark Rum, Port, Simple Syrup, Lime Juice, and Bitters. Pour into a collins glass with ice and top-off with Tonic.
Merry Manhattan
- 1.5 oz of Rye Whiskey
- 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 0.5 oz Holiday Spiced Syrup*
- 3 Dashes of Black & Blue Bitters
Rim a Nick & Nora glass with a mixture of Sugar/Cinnamon/Dried Apples/Dried Cranberries/Hibiscus and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Winter Spice Irish Coffee
- 4 oz brewed Light to Medium Coffee
- 0.75 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 oz Teeling Irish Whiskey
- Winter Spice Bitter-infused Whip Cream
Whip Cream Instructions: fill dispenser with 0.5 litres of Whip Cream, 2 oz of Simple Syrup and charge with 2x N2O chargers.
Combine all ingredients in a coffee mug and top-off with infused Whip Cream.
Winter Spice Old Fashioned
- 2 oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
- 1 oz Simple Syrup
- 2 Dashes Winter Spice Bitters
Combine all ingredients and garish with Orange Peel.
Serve in a rocks glass with ice.
Black Tea Hot Toddy with Bourbon
- 4 oz Santa’s Secret Black Tea (Purchased from David’s Tea)
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.5 oz Simple Sugar
- 2 Dashes Cabaret Bitters
Combine all ingredients in a mug and garnish with a Lemon Peel
Coconut Eggnog
- 4 oz Coconut Eggnog
- 1.5 oz Dark Rum
- 2 Dashes Cabaret Bitters
Combine all ingredients and garnish with grated nutmeg and a vanilla bean.
Serve on ice in a collins glass.
Pumpkin & Whiskey Hot Chocolate
- 4 oz Hot Chocolate
- 1.5 oz Light Whiskey
- 2 Dashes Pumpkin Bitters
Combine all ingredients in a mug and top-off with a marshmallow and grated chocolate and serve hot.
Holiday Mule
- 1 oz Vodka or Gin
- 3 oz Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic)
- 0.5 oz Simple Sugar
- 0.25 of fresh Lime Juice
- 2 Dashes Pumpkin Bitters
Combine all ingredients in a rocks glass and garnish with a Lime Wedge.
Mulled Wine
- 2x 750 ml bottles Red Wine
- 2 cups White Sugar
- 3 oz Winter Spice Bitters
Simmer Red Wine and Sugar on stove with peel from one Orange (do not boil) for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and add bitters. Stir and serve with cinnamon stick and fresh orange peel in a rocks glass.
Serve warm
Serves 5-6 people
Manhattan
- 2 oz Rye Whiskey
- 0.75 oz Sweet Vermouth
- 3 Dashes Cabaret Bitters
Shake over ice and pour into a coupe.
Garnish with Cranberries and Orange Peel.
Hot Rum Toddy with Prairie Rose-Infused Butter
- 4.0 oz Hot Water
- 2.0 oz Dark Rum (not spiced)
- Dollop of Prairie Rose Bitter-infused Butter
Combine all ingredients and garnish with Cranberries and Orange Peel and serve hot.
Infused Butter: Place 1 stick of Butter and 1 oz of Prairie Rose Bitters in a mixer for 2 minutes. Roll-up in wax paper, place in plastic baggy and put in freezer for later use. To use, remove from freezer and cut off a piece about an inch in length and stir into the hot toddy.
Calgary Mule
- 2 oz Vodka
- 4 oz Ginger Beer
- Splash Fresh Lime Juice
- 3 Dashes Saffron Mango Bitters
- Lime Wedge Garnish
- Crushed Ice
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Cowboy Tears
- 2 oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
- 0.5 oz Yellow Chartreuse
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 3 Dashes Prairie Rose Bitters
- Orange Wheel Garnish (Press Star Anise into centre)
- Large Ice Cubes
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Rodeo Ghost
- 1 oz Mezcal
- 1 oz Amaro
- 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
- 3 Dashes Charred Cedar Bitters
- Lemon Zest Garnish
- Large Ice Cube
Photo and Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Recipe Credit: Unkown
Western Champagne Cocktail
- Chilled Champagne or Prosecco
- Sugar Cube
- 3 Dashes Black & Blue Bitters
- Lemon Zest Garnish
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Stampede Spritzer
- 3 oz Chilled White Wine
- 1 oz Soda Water
- 3 Dashes Garden Party Bitters
- Thyme and Plum Garnish
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Nasturtium
- 2 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1 oz Ginger Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
- 3 dashes Black & Blue bitters
- Stir or shake over ice and pour into a coup
- Orange Peel Garnish
Photo and Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Recipe Credit: Unknown
A Boy Named Suze
- 1.5 oz Bourbon
- 0.5 oz Suze (Gentian Liqueur)
- 4 Dashes Charred Cedar Bitters
- Shake Over Ice Pour into Coupe
- Sherry Soaked Cherries as Garnish
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Cedar Fashioned
- 2 oz Sweet Corn Infused Bourbon
- 0.5 oz Rosemary Syrup
- 3 Dashes of Charred Cedar Bitters
- Pour into a Rock Glass
- Garnish with Corn Husk and Orange Peel
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Georgia On My Mind
- 1.5 oz Mezcal
- 0.5 oz Ginger Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Aperol
- 4 Dashes of Charred Cedar Bitters
- Stir Over Ice and Pour into Coupe
- Garnish with Grapefruit Sprinkled with Fresh Mint
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Smoke on the Water
- 2 oz Vodka
- 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- Splash of Rose Water
- 4 Dashes Charred Cedar Bitters
- Shake or stir over ice pour into a coup
- Garnish with Food Safe Cedar Wrap and Blueberries
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
The Sophisto
- 1.5 oz Vodka
- 0.5 0z Cointreau
- 0.5 oz Lustau East India Solera Sherry
- 3 Dashes of Charred Cedar Bitters
- Shake Over Ice and Pour into a Coupe
- Garnish with Blackberries and Orange Peel
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Black Pepper Martini
- 2 oz Black Pepper Vodka
- 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 3 Dashes of Garden Party Bitters
- Garnish with Peppercorns and Celery Heart
Photo and Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Recipe adapted from Emily Arden Wells, @gastronomista
Gin & Tonic
- 2 oz Gin
- 2 oz Tonic
- 2 Dashes of Garden Party Bitters
- Garnish with Succulent Ice Cube
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Hasenpfeffer
- 2oz of Mezcal
- 0.5 oz Wenneker Carrot Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Aperol
- 3 Dashes Garden Party bitters
- Stir Over Ice and Pour into Coupe
- Garnish with Pickled Carrot and Dill Weed
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Liberté Cocktail
- 3 oz Lillet Blanc
- 1 oz Gin
- 3 Dashes Garden Party Bitters
- Stir Over Ice and Pour into a Coupe
- Garnish with an Orange Peel
Photo and Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Recipe Credit: Unknown
Mended Mary
- 2 oz Vodka
- 2-3 oz of Clarified Tomato Juice
- 4 Dashes of Garden Party Bitters
- Splash of Worcestershire Sauce
- Pour into Rock Glass with Ice
- Garnish with Lemon Zest and Fresh Cracked Pepper
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Kissed by a Rose
- 2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Vermouth
- 2 Dashes Prairie Rose bitters
- Combine, Shake over Ice and Pour into a Coupe
- Edible Flower Garnish
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Higgy Baby
- 2 oz Pineapple Rum
- Pomegranates
- 3 Dashes of Saffron Mango Bitters
- Muddle all Ingredients
- Strain and Pour into a Coupe
- Garnish with Pineapple and Star Anise
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Yellow Cherry Tomato Margarita
- 2 oz Tequila
- 0.5 oz Triple Sec
- Splash of Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 3 Dashes Garden Party Bitters
- Muddle Ingredients with 3 Yellow Cherry Tomatoes
- Strain and Pour into Rocks Glass with Ice
- Yellow Cherry Tomato and Lime Garnish
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Sweet Leilani
- 2 oz Gin
- 0.5 oz Hpnotiq
- 1 oz Pineapple Juice
- 3 Dashes Saffron Mango Bitters
- Stir Over Ice and Pour into a Nick & Nora Glass
Garnish with Rosemary Sprig and Marigold.
Photo and Recipe Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Carrot Mexican Mule
- 2 oz Tequila
- 2 oz Ginger Beer
- 2 oz Fresh Carrot Juice
- Splash of Fresh Lime Juice
- 3 Dashes of Prairie Rose Bitters
- Pour Over Ice Into Rocks Glass
- Lime Garnish
Photo Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Recipe adapted from the recipe of the same name in BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS magazine.
Peach and Blueberry Old Fashioned
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 3 Dashes of Black & Blue Bitters
- Muddle Ingredients with Peach and Blackberries
- Strain Over Ice into Rocks Glass
- Peach and Blueberry Garnish
Photo and Recipe Credits: Black Cloud Bitters
Cynar & Cola
- 2 oz Rye Whiskey
- 0.5 oz Cynar (Artichoke Liqueur)
- 1 oz Cola
- Splash of Fresh Lime Juice
- Pour into Rocks Glass with Ice
- 3 Dashes of Charred Cedar Bitters
- Rosemary Sprig, Cinnamon Stick, and Lime Garnish
Photo Credits: Black Cloud Bitters
Recipe Credits: Unknown
Holy Water
- 2 oz Gin
- 0.5 oz St. Germain
- Splash of Orange Blossom Water
- 2 Dashes of Prairie Rose Bitters
- Garnish with Cucumber Skin and Rosemary Sprig
Photo and Recipe Credits: Black Cloud Bitters
Cadaver
- 2 oz Tequilia
- 0.5 oz Amaro
- 2 Dashes Garden Party Bitters
- Lime Peel Garnish
Photo and Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Recipe Credit: Unknown
Old Fasionista
This is really a play on an Old Fashioned. However the garnish opens it up and takes it to a new level.
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 2 Dashes Charred Cedar Bitters
- Garnish with Apple, Star Anise, and Grated Tonka Bean
Photo and Recipe Credits: Black Cloud Bitters
Celtic Manhattan
- 2oz Irish Whiskey
- 0.5 oz Cynar
- 2 dashes of Charred Cedar Bitters
- Garnish with Plum Sprinkled with Hibiscus
Photo and Recipe Credits: Black Cloud Bitters
Prairie Rum
- 2 oz Spiced Rum
- 1 oz Blackberry Ginger Ale or regular Ginger Ale with a Dash of Blackberry Syrup
- 2 Dashes of Prairie Rose Bitters
Served in a rock glass with ice.
Photo and Recipe Credits: Black Cloud Bitters
Jester's Dead
- 2 oz Gin
- 0.75 oz Punt e Mes (Italian Vermouth)
- 0.5 oz Suze
- 0.25 oz Zucca
- 2 Dashes Garden Party Bitters • Stir with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass
- Garnish with lemon twist
Photo and Cocktail Credit:Adam, @mrmuddle
HOTEL BELVEDERE
- 2 oz. Bourbon
- 0.5 oz. Benedictine
- 1 Dash Charred Cedar Bitters
- 1 Dash Orange Bitters
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a tulip-shaped glass and garnish with a sprig of rosemary. Briefly burn the tip of the rosemary so that it is smoky and fragrant.
Photo and Cocktail Credit:Katie Stryjewski, @garnish_girl
BOMBAY SOUR
- 1.5 oz. Aged Rum
- 0.5 oz. Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz. Honey Simple Syrup
- 0.5 tbsp. Greek Yogurt
- 2 Dashes Saffron Mango Bitters
- 3 Large Pieces of Mango
Place Mango and Honey Simple Syrup in the bottom of a shaker and muddle well until the mango has released its juice, add Rum, Lemon Juice, Greek Yogurt, Bitters, and ice. Shake well to incorporate the yogurt into the cocktail. Strain into a rocks glass and fill with crushed ice. Garnish with saffron threads.
Photo and Cocktail Credit:Katie Stryjewski, @garnish_girl
KANGAROO
- 2.5 oz Lavender Infused Vodka
- 0.75 oz Blanc Vermouth
- 2 Dashes Black & Blue Bitters
Combine all the ingredients in shaker with ice, shake and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with Lavender and Lemon Peel.
Photo and Cocktail Credit:Rysse Goldfarb, @mommymixology
SALTY DOG
- 1.5 oz. Gin
- 0.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino
- 2 Dashes Prairie Rose Bitters
- Top with 2 1/2 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- Rim with Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Rysse Goldfarb, @mommymixology
SING IN FALLING SNOW
- 1 oz Spiced Rum
- 1 oz White Rum
- 1 Dash of Persimmon Bitters
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- 0.5 oz Hibiscus Syrup
- 1.0 oz Pineapple Juice
- 2 Dashes Charred Cedar Bitters
Shake all ingredients in a shaker.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Kerry Bell, @athomecocktails
WE NEED TO FIND A MAP
- 2 oz Rye Whiskey
- 0.5 oz Yellow Chartreuse
- 0.75 oz Blueberry Rosemary Shrub
- 0.5 oz Meyer Lemon Juice
- 0.25 oz Rosemary Syrup
- 1 Dash Saffron Mango Bitters
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold, double strain into Nick & Nora glass and garnish with rosemary sprig.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Carla Camerieri, @thirstycamelcocktails
GARDEN GIN & TONIC
- 2 oz Gin
- 4 oz of Tonic
- 2 Dashes of Garden Party Bitters
Combine all the ingredients into a rocks glass with ice, and garnish with an edible flower and garnish with a Chrysanthemum (flower).
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Kerry Bell @athomecocktails
SOMETIMES THE CALF WINS
- 1 oz Jim Beam Black Extra-Aged Bourbon
- 1 oz Peter Heering Cherry Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Campari
- 3 Dashes Prairie Rose Bitters
- 2 oz Pellegrino Limonata
Mix the Jim Beam Bourbon, Peter Heering Cherry Liqueur, Campari and Black Cloud Bitters in rocks glass, add the ice ball, and top with the Limonata.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Elin Lawrence, @travelfoodcool
THE BLACKBERRY BACKSPIN
- 1 oz Gin
- 0.5 oz Limoncello
- 0.5 oz Campari
- 0.25 oz White Vermouth
- 2 Dashes Black & Blue Bitters
- Limonata (lemon soda)
Fill a tall glass half-full of ice, add Gin, Limoncello, Campari, White Vermouth and Bitters to the glass, stir to chill, add the Mint, Lemon slices and Blackberries, add more ice, top with Lemon Soda, garnish with Lemon Wheel, Mint sprig and Blackberry, put on your best all-white outfit and think of watching the tennis at Wimbledon!
Photo and Cocktail Credit :Elin Lawrence, @travelfoodcool
FOOL'S TRUTH
-2 oz Mezcal
- 0.5 oz Ancho Reyes Chile Liquere
- 1 oz Chile Lime Shrub
- 0.75 oz Agave Syrup
- 2 Dashes Charred Cedar Bitters
Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously until very cold, strain and pour into a cocktail glass, and garnish with a lime strip.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Carla Camerieri @thirstycamelcocktails
ROSILA
- 1 oz Tequila
- 1 oz your favourite Rosé
- 1/4 Ruby Red Grapefruit, Freshly Squeezed
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 2 Dashes Saffron Mango Bitters
In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients over ice. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.
Photo Credit: @sips.cocktail.emporium
GINGER SAGE SMASH
- 1.5 oz. Bourbon
- 0.5 oz. Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz. Simple Syrup
- 0.5 oz. Ginger Liqueur
- 2 Dashes Black & Blue Bitters
- 3 Sage Leaves
Muddle Sage and Simple Syrup, add Bourbon, Lemon, Ginger liqueur, and Bitters. Fill glass with crushed ice and stir. Top with two blackberries on a cocktail.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Katie Stryjewski, @garnish_girl
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GREEN THUMB
- 1.5 oz. Gin
- 0.25 oz. Green Chartreuse
- 0.75 oz. Lime Juice
- 0.5 oz. Simple Syrup
- 1 Dash Garden Party Bitters
- 3 Slices Cucumber
Combine cucumber and simple syrup in a shaker and muddle well. Add gin, Green Chartreuse, lime juice, and bitters. Fill shaker with ice and shake until well chilled. Double-strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a cucumber rose and a mint leaf.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Katie Stryjewski, @garnish_girl
BEES KNEES
- 2 oz. Gin
- 0.75 oz. Lemon Juice
- 0.75 oz. Honey Simple Syrup
- 1 Dash Prairie Rose Bitters
Combine Gin, Lemon Juice, Honey Syrup, and Bitters in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled and strain into a coupe. Garnish with dried roses, fresh lavender, or a brandied cherry.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Katie Stryjewski, @garnish_girl
GIN & TONIC
- 2 oz of Gin
- Fentiman Tonic
- Butterfly Pea Spheres
- 2 Dashes of Garden Party Bitters
- See website for Butterly Pea Spheres
- Garnish with a Passion Flower
The Spheres contain Butterfly Pea Flower extract, and simple syrup.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Kerry Bell, @athomecocktails
THE DEMON'S CUT
- 1.5 oz Spiced Rum
- 0.5 oz Amaro
- 0.5 oz Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Splash of Lime Juice
- 2 Dashes of Black & Blue Bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into chilled glass, add a splash of soda.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Kerry Bell, @athomecocktails
WHITE SURRENDER
- 2 oz Milk
- 2 oz Coconut Water
- 1 oz Yellow Chartreuse
- 0.5 Verjuice (Unfermented Grapes)
- 2 Dashes of Saffron Mango Bitters
Shake all ingredients over ice, strain into chilled glass.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Kerry Bell @athomecocktails
THE WILD PEAR
- 2 oz Wildturkey American Honey
- 0.5 oz Giffard Eau de Vie de Poire William
- 2 Dashes of Charred Cedar Bitters
- Salted Rim
Shake all ingredients over ice, strain into rock glass with ice.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Elin Lawrence @travelfoodcool
THE COMPASSIONATE CONVERSATION
- 2 oz Vodka
- 0.5 oz St. Germain
- 0.25 oz Rosemary Syrup
- 0.25 oz Lemon Juice
- 1 Dash Prairie Rose Bitters
- 1 Bar Spoon Rosewater
Shake all ingredients but rosewater with ice, double strain into chilled glass and garnish with rose petals.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Carla Camerieri @thirstycamelcocktails
VODKA TONIC
- 2 oz Vodka
- 4 oz Light Tonic
- 0.5 oz Parfait Amour
- 2 Dashes of Garden Party Bitters
Shake all ingredients except Tonic over ice and strain and pour into a rocks glass with ice and add Tonic and garnish with a cucumber, lime wheel and pansy (flower).
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Kerry Bell @athomecocktails
CHARRED CEDAR AND ROSEMARY OLD FASHIONED
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 0.5 oz Rosemary Syrup
- 2 Dashes Charred Cedar Bitters
Muddle all ingredients with Cherry, Orange slice, and Rosemary sprig and pour into rocks glass with ice.
Photo and Cocktail Credit:Black Cloud Bitters @blackcloudbitters
DIONYSUS REVIVAL
- 2 oz Milk
- 2 oz Coconut Water
- 1 oz Yellow Chartreuse
- 0.5 Verjuice (Unfermented Grapes)
- 2 dashes of Saffron Mango Bitters
Shake all ingredients over ice, strain into chilled glass.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Elin Lawrence, @travelfoodcool
FLEUR DE LIMONADE
- 1 oz Brandy
- 0.5 oz Absinthe
- 0.5 oz Lemon Juice
- 0.5 tsp Simple Syrup
- 2 Dashes Saffron Mango Bitters
Shake, strain, and serve straight up and garnish with an orange wheel and rose petals.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Eau Claire Soda Company @eauclairesoda
Battle of Borodino
- 1.5 oz Moskovskaya Vodka
- 0.5 oz St. Germaine Elderflower
- 2 Dashes of Charred Cedar Bitters
- Pinch of Activated Charcoal
Top off with Egg White.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Fairy Tale of New York
- 1.5 oz Rye Whiskey
- 0.5 oz Amaretto
- 0.25 ox Nocino (walnut liqueur)
- 0.5 oz Winter Warmth Syrup
- 2 Dashes of Saffron Mango Bitters
Garnish with Orange Peel and Cloves.
Photo Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Cocktail Recipe is an adaptation from the recipe of the same name in the book “Cocktails for the Holidays: Festive Drinks to Celebrate the Season” by the Editors of Imbibe Magazine credited to Dave Mitton of The Harboard Room.
Rum Grapefruit Tonic
- 1.5 oz White Rum
- 1.5 oz Tonic
- 1 oz Grapefruit Juice
- 4 Dashes of Garden Party Bitters
Garnish with a Rosemary Sprig and Cranberries.
Photo and Cocktail Credit: Black Cloud Bitters
Cocktails
Here are some cocktails from around the globe that pair Black Cloud Bitters with a variety of spirits.