Bittermens Bitters Buckspice Ginger Bitters 5oz

Bittermens was started in 2007 by Avery and Janet Glasser after they were invited to a bitters-making session at San Francisco's 209 Distillery, an experience that led them to begin formulating their own recipes. Positive feedback from bartenders in San Francisco, New York, and Boston pushed the couple to formalize the business, and after securing the required permits they began commercial production in 2010, eventually settling in Portland, Oregon, where the brand now makes several thousand bottles a month across its full lineup.

Buckspice Ginger Bitters relies on a combination of dried ginger varieties steeped in alcohol rather than fresh ginger juice, a choice the producer made to keep the bitters shelf stable without sacrificing bite. The blend is rounded out with dark baking spices, including allspice, cinnamon, and clove, giving it a formula built more for warmth and depth than sharp citrus or floral character. The bitters are kosher certified, free of gluten ingredients, and made without added sugar or artificial coloring.

The flavor leads with a fiery, gingersnap style heat before settling into an earthy, spiced base of allspice and clove, with cinnamon lingering through the finish. It reads warm and dessert like rather than sharply bitter, with enough concentration that a small number of dashes reshapes a drink built on rum, bourbon, or rye.