Chocolate bitters are a type of [ingredient=bitters cocktail bitters] that have a prominent note of chocolate or cocoa. Chocolate bitters lend warmth and complexity to many cocktails, and are natural pairs for [ingredient=orange-liqueur orange liqueurs] or orange-flavored [ingredient=amaro amari]. 

Some common producers of chocolate bitters include [ingredient=bittermens Bittermens], [ingredient=fee-brothers Fee Brothers], and [ingredient=scrappys Scrappy's]. 

Some popular cocktails containing Chocolate bitters

  • Golden Dahlia — Rhum Agricole, Amaro Cora, Chocolate bitters
  • Van Buren — Citrus vodka, Amaro, Sweet vermouth, Chocolate bitters, Lemon peel
  • Sacred Monkey Forest — Batavia Arrack, Fernet Branca, Herbal liqueur, Crème de Banane, Chocolate bitters, Scotch, Demerara syrup
  • Smoke 'n Choke — Cynar, Stout, Scotch, Chocolate bitters, Whole egg, Brown sugar coffee syrup
  • The Smokey Old Quartermaster — Añejo rum, Speyside Scotch, Pedro Ximénez Sherry, Islay Scotch, Chocolate bitters
  • Dauphin — Absinthe, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, Chocolate bitters, Almond milk, Demerara syrup
  • Harajuku — Japanese Whisky, Byrrh, Gran Classico, Chocolate bitters, Orange peel
  • Mount Vesuvius — Mezcal, Bergamot liqueur, Amaro, Maraschino Liqueur, Chocolate bitters, Orange peel
  • Rover, Rover — Amaro, Mezcal, Batavia Arrack, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, Pamplemousse Rose, Chocolate bitters, Orange cream citrate, Grapefruit peel
  • Wall Street Insider — Bourbon, Falernum, Campari, Fernet Branca, Chocolate bitters, Orange peel