Orange bitters are a type of cocktail bitters where the flavor of sweet or bitter oranges predominates. While orange bitters were very popular in the 19th century bar, they fell out of favor, and it was only in the mid-1990's that commercial versions of orange bitters reappeared on the market.
There are three major producers of orange bitters:
- Regans' Orange Bitters #6,
- Fee Brothers Orange Bitters, and
- Angostura Orange Bitters.
Some popular cocktails containing Orange bitters
- Edelweiss — Gin, Dry vermouth, Honey Liqueur, Orange bitters, Grapefruit peel
- Baltic Black Negroni — Aquavit, Black Balsams, Mirto, Orange bitters, Orange peel
- Black Tea Crusta In The Rye — Rye, Orange Curaçao, Orange bitters, Lemon juice, Simple syrup
- Plaza de Armas — Mezcal, Rum, Sweet vermouth, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, Orange bitters, Hellfire Habanero Shrub
- Colette — Sparkling rosé wine, Blanco tequila, Cappelletti Aperitivo, Aromatized wine, Orange bitters, Herbal liqueur, Grapefruit peel
- Central Ave. Chorrizo — Blended Scotch, Herbal liqueur, Fernet Branca, Cherry Liqueur, Orange bitters
- Smoking Cap — Ruby Port, Gin, Gunpowder Rum, Falernum, Orange bitters
- New Jersey Transit — Bourbon, Bitters, Orange bitters, Apple cider, Demerara syrup, Orange peel
- Mayan French Piccadilly — Gin, Aromatized wine, Xtabentun, Bitters, Peychaud's Bitters, Orange bitters
- David Denizen — Light rum, White port, Orange liqueur, Orange bitters
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