Rhubarb Bitters

Chef Cory Bahr, Cotton, Monroe, Louisiana

Makes 1 cup

Ingredients: 
  • The peel from 2 oranges cut into thin strips with as little of the white pith as possible 
  • The peel of  1/2 grapefruit cut into thin strips with as little white pith as possible 
  • 1/2 to 1 cup chopped fresh rhubarb 
  • 1 juniper berry, 3 inches tamarind pod with seeds, and 3 coriander seeds (or substitute 4 or 5 cloves for the juniper, tamarind and coriander) 
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups vodka (Everclear may be substituted)

 

Rhubarb Bitters

Rhubarb Bitters

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Method: 

Mix the ingredients in a large jar and screw on a lid to seal it. Shake it every 3 to 4 days for 12 weeks. Strain out the solids.

 

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