DIY Cherry Bitters Recipe

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Ingredients (10)

  • 1 1/2 cups cherries or 3/4 cup dried cherries
  • 1 cup 151-proof neutral grain spirit, divided
  • 1 whole star anise, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 tablespoon lemongrass, cut in small pieces
  • 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
  • 2 cardamom pods, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon gentian root
  • 1 teaspoon quassia chips
  • 1 cup rye whiskey

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Smoked Bourbon Manhattan

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Ingredients (6)

  • 1.5 oz Blade & Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • 0.75 oz Sherry
  • 2 Dashes Aromatic Bitters
  • 2 Cinnamon Sticks
  • Ceramic or metal (fireproof) plate, for smoking
  • Fire source, for smoking
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