Our faithful reformulation of one of the finest bitters from the first golden age of mixed drinks in the 1800s Nose Eucalyptus-pine and cardamom woody nose. Taste Intensely bitter with cardamom, coffee and orange. Finish Seemingly everlasting bitter finish with hints of coffee.
Compounded with botanicals including Dried orange peel, Green cardamom pods, Catechu, Quassia bark, Star anise, Cloves, Angelica Root. Originally founded by Johann Gottlieb BΓΆker in 1828, Bokerβs Bitters gained popularity around the world as the finest bitters of the Golden Age of mixed drinks in the 1800s. Bokerβs were famously the preferred brand of Professor Jerry Thomas, featuring throughout his book, βHow to Mix Drinks or The Bon Vivantβs Companionβ; now recognised as the Worldβs first bartenderβs guide.
Despite being unequalled when used in the refined drinks of the bar, the devastating effect of The Volstead Act, commonly referred to as Prohibition, closed the Bokerβs company in the 1920s. Tasting and analysing original samples, referencing historical medical guides, as well as unearthing court records and a series of counterfeit recipes dating as far back as 1853, I used these findings to reformulate a historically accurate representation of Bokerβs Bitters and brought them back to market at the end of 2009. With their return Bokerβs have regained their rightful place and are again being used globally by bartenders in classics such as the Japanese Cocktail, Martinez, Crusta and Improved Cocktail, as well as a multitude of new libations from this second Golden Age of mixology.
