Ferment Fizz Spritz Trio
A refreshing collection - of 3 simple speedy spritzes - pairing The Bitter Club bitters with Ferment Fizz lemonades — long, bright, and made for sunshine sipping.
Citrus Berry Spritz
- Base Spirit: 40ml Gin
- Bitters: 3 dashes of Grapefruit & Elderberry Bitters
- Mixer: Top with Ferment Fizz Lemon
Garnish: Dried Grapefruit Slice
Flavour profile: Crisp citrus sparkle with elderflower bloom and berry depth.
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Rosewood Spritz
- Base Spirit: 40ml Tequila
- Bitters: 3 dashes of Hibiscus & Rose Bitters
- Mixer: Top with Ferment Fizz Lemon & Raspberry
Garnish: Dried rosebud
Flavour profile: Juicy raspberry fizz lifted by romantic hibiscus and rose petals.
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Spiced Orchard Spritz
- Base Spirit: 40ml Rum
- Bitters: 3 dashes of Cinnamon & Orange Bitters
- Mixer: Top with Ferment Fizz Orange & Mango
Garnish: Dried Orange Slice
Flavour profile: Tropical citrus sweetness meets warm, spiced depth.
Enjoy!
Golden Hour Martini
An elegant nod to the season — crisp gin, a whisper of spice, and a flash of orange to catch the last light of summer.
Golden Hour Martini
Ingredients:
60ml Highclere Castle Gin
15ml dry vermouth
5 dashes of The Bitter Club Cinnamon & Orange Bitters
Garnish: thin orange twist (expressed over the drink)
Method:
Fill a mixing glass with ice.
Add gin, vermouth, and bitters.
Stir for 20–30 seconds until well chilled and diluted.
Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora or martini glass.
Express an orange twist over the surface and drop it in as garnish.
Flavour profile: Crisp, refined gin character lifted with a hint of citrus and subtle spice.
Rose Room Reverie
As the garden turns to harvest, this is the romance of ripe fruit and lingering petals in a glass.
Rose Room Reverie
Ingredients:
50ml Highclere Castle Gin
20ml fresh raspberry purée (or raspberry syrup for sweeter)
15ml lime juice
A dash of soda water
5 dashes of The Bitter Club Hibiscus & Rose Bitters
Garnish: edible rose petal
Method:
Add gin, raspberry purée, and lime juice, bitters soda water to a shaker with ice.
Shake briefly and fine strain into a coupe glass over a large ice cube.
Add and garnish with a rose petal and fresh raspberry.
Flavour profile: Juicy late-season berries wrapped in a delicate floral finish.
The Sunlit Lawn
A sparkling farewell to the warmest days, where elderflower and citrus dance on the lawn in one last golden glow.
The Sunlit Lawn
Ingredients:
50ml Highclere Castle Gin
20ml elderflower liqueur
15ml fresh lemon juice
Top up with tonic water
5 dashes of The Bitter Club Grapefruit & Elderberry Bitters
Garnish: lemon wedge
Method:
Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice and bitters.
Top with tonic water and gently stir to combine.
Garnish with a lemon wedge
Flavour profile: Light, floral, and citrus-bright — like a late summer breeze.
Midnight Brandy Old Fashioned
The Midnight Brandy Old Fashioned is a slow sip for warm nights, when the Mediterranean air is still heavy with jasmine and stone, and stories are told over glasses that catch the candlelight. Using an aged Spanish brandy as its base, this version swaps fig for something cleaner and more aromatic: a simple orange blossom honey syrup. The floral, amber sweetness highlights the natural warmth of the brandy, while Cinnamon & Orange bitters from The Bitter Club wrap it in gentle spice and citrus oil. It’s a cocktail built for atmosphere — one where every sip lingers like the last light on the water.
Midnight Brandy Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
50ml Spanish brandy (or other aged Mediterranean-style brandy)
10ml orange blossom honey syrup (1:1 with water)
2 dashes Cinnamon & Orange bitters
Garnish: dried orange slice
Method:
Stir all ingredients with ice until chilled and silky.
Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
Garnish with dried orange slice.
Flavour Profile: Velvety and spiced with subtle citrus blossom — like golden hour fading into the stars.
Siren’s Hibiscus Sangria
This is the siren’s call — fruity, floral, and undeniably seductive. The Siren’s Hibiscus Sangria reimagines sangria through a Mediterranean lens, layering botanical gin, hibiscus tea, rosé wine and the deep, tart sweetness of pomegranate molasses. Hibiscus & Rose bitters bring fragrant lift and soft spice, giving the drink a hypnotic complexity. Best served in large glasses, over clinking ice, while waves break in the distance and someone somewhere starts playing music.
Siren’s Hibiscus Sangria
Ingredients:
35ml gin
40ml chilled hibiscus & berry tea
25ml dry rosé wine
15ml pomegranate molasses syrup (1:1 with water)
2 dashes Hibiscus & Rose bitters
Garnish: pomegranate seeds, mint sprig, and a rose petal
Method:
Shake everything except the rosé with ice.
Strain into a balloon wine glass over fresh ice.
Top with the rosé.
Garnish lavishly.
Flavour Profile: Bright citrus and delicate herbs meet a bitter floral edge in this elegant evening sipper.
Amalfi After Dark
The Amalfi coast after sunset is a study in contrasts — warm stone underfoot, sea-salt in the breeze, and citrus in the air. The Amalfi After Dark captures that twilight glamour with crisp vodka, tart grapefruit, and a whisper of elderflower liqueur. The Bitter Club’s Grapefruit & Elderberry bitters elevate the brightness and add a hint of wild florals, evoking the cliffs and hidden gardens of southern Italy. Refreshing yet elegant, it’s the perfect aperitivo-to-nightcap bridge.
Amalfi After Dark
Ingredients:
40ml Vodka
25ml Grapefruit Juice
10ml Italicus (or elderflower liqueur)
10ml Lemon Juice
2 dashes Grapefruit & Elderberry bitters
Garnish: dried grapefruit slice
Method:
Shake all ingredients with ice.
Fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with a dried grapefruit slice.
Flavour Profile: Zesty, floral, and cool — like citrus groves bathed in moonlight.
Summer Old Fashioned
A countryside twist on a classic — the Summer Old Fashioned stirs whisky with orange marmalade and our warming Cinnamon & Orange bitters. It’s smoky, spiced, and perfect for golden hour on the patio. 🥃🍊🔥
Summer Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
50ml Whisky
1 tsp Orange Marmalade
5 sprays of The Bitter Club Cinnamon & Orange Bitters
Garnish:
Orange peel (twist or slice)
Method:
Stir marmalade and bitters into whisky until chilled and diluted.
Strain over ice in a rocks glass.
Garnish.
Flavour profile: Smooth and spirit-forward with warm cinnamon spice, bittersweet orange, and a hint of marmalade richness.
Garden Fizz
Soft florals and bright citrus make the Garden Fizz a perfect sip for long lunches or lazy garden afternoons. Made with white rum, lemon, and a splash of sparkling lemonade, our Hibiscus & Rose bitters bring it all into full bloom. 🌸🍋✨
Garden Fizz
Ingredients:
40ml Tequila
20ml Lemon Juice
(10ml Sugar syrup or honey)
5 sprays The Bitter Club Hibiscus & Rose Bitters
Top with Lemonade (still or sparkling)
Garnish:
Mint sprig
Method:
Shake tequila, lemon, syrup, and bitters with ice.
Strain into a wine glass with fresh ice.
Top with lemonade and garnish.
Flavour profile: Bright and floral with soft lemon acidity, gentle sweetness, and a delicate wild berry finish.
Orchard Tonic
Crisp, green, and gently bitter — Orchard Tonic captures the feeling of wandering through apple orchards in the British countryside. With vodka, cloudy apple juice, tonic, and our Grapefruit & Elderberry bitters, it’s summer in a glass. 🌿🍎
Orchard Tonic
Ingredients:
40ml Vodka
20ml Apple Juice (cloudy)
5 sprays The Bitter Club Grapefruit & Elderberry Bitters
Top with Tonic Water
Garnish:
Lemon wedge
Method:
Build vodka and apple juice in a highball over ice.
Add bitters, stir gently.
Top with tonic and garnish.
Flavour profile: Light, crisp, and refreshing with mellow apple sweetness and a subtle citrus-bitter finish.
Campfire Serenade
Bourbon meets porch-swing nostalgia in this smoky-spiced cooler. Peach iced tea soothes, maple adds campfire sweetness, and Cinnamon & Orange bitters weave in gentle smoke for storytelling nights.
Campfire Serenade
Ingredients
50ml Bourbon
60ml Peach Iced Tea
10ml Maple Syrup
Garnish
Dried Orange Slice
Method
Build all ingredients in a heavy rocks glass over ice.
Swizzle briefly to chill and dilute.
Garnish with a dried orange slice.
Flavour profile: Smoky-spiced bourbon wraps around juicy peach tea for a porch-swing, fire-glow finish.
Mid-summer Bloom
Sunset-pink and garden-party ready—juicy watermelon, lime and honey sparkle around gin botanicals, while Hibiscus & Rose bitters lend a delicate floral finish that lingers like dusk light.
Mid-summer Bloom
Ingredients
50ml London Dry gin
60ml Watermelon Juice (or muddle 4 cubes)
15ml Fresh Lime Juice
10ml Runny Honey
5 sprays of Hibiscus & Rose Bitters
Top with Soda Water
Garnish
Dried Rosebud
Method
Shake gin, watermelon, lime, honey syrup & bitters with ice.
Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
Top with sparkling water and give a gentle stir.
Garnish with a watermelon Dried Rosebud.
Flavour profile: Juicy melon and lime sparkle around delicate rose florals, lifted by bright gin botanicals.
Northern Berry Drift
A midnight-sun refresher where violet blueberry and floral elderflower drift over crystal-clean vodka. Grapefruit-berry bitters add zing, carrying Arctic-cool vibes to any July gathering.
Northern Berry Drift
Ingredients
50ml Vodka
45 ml Blueberry Juice†
15 ml Elderflower Cordial
10 ml Fresh Lime Juice
5 sprays of Grapefruit & Elderberry Bitters
Top with Soda Water
†Or blitz a generous handful of fresh blueberries.
Garnish
Skewer of blueberries
Method
Shake the first five ingredients vigorously with ice.
Double-strain into an ice-filled wine glass.
Add a splash of soda and give a quick stir.
Garnish with blueberries.
Flavour Profile : Lush blueberry and floral elderflower drift over crisp vodka, while the bitters add a subtle grapefruit-zest lift and berry depth.
Twilight Ember
As the sun dips, this glowing mix of aged rum, fresh orange, maple-cinnamon sweetness and warming bitters flickers like campfire coals—an ideal porch-sipper when July evenings turn amber.
Twilight Ember
Ingredients
50 ml Aged Dark Rum
30 ml Fresh Blood Orange Juice
15 ml Cinnamon Maple Syrup (1 : 1 maple syrup infused with a cinnamon stick)
10 ml Fresh Lime Juice
5 dashes of Cinnamon & Orange Bitters
Top with Ginger Ale
Garnish
Dried Orange Slice
Cinnamon Stick
Method
Shake rum, juices and syrup with ice.
Strain into a double old-fashioned glass over one large ice cube.
Add a splash of ginger ale and stir once.
Garnish with dried orange slice & cinnamon stick
Flavour profile: Molasses-rich rum brightened by orange and lime; gentle ember-like cinnamon warmth on the finish.
Enjoy!
Crimson Canopy
Let midsummer bloom in your glass—amber rum meets a deep-crimson canopy of tangy hibiscus tea, bright lime, and rose-laced bitters. Every sip feels like drifting beneath flowering.
Crimson Canopy
Ingredients
50 ml Gold (amber) Rum
45 ml Chilled Hibiscus Tea
15 ml Lime Juice
10ml Demerara Syrup (2 : 1)
5 dashes of Hibiscus & Rose Bitters
Optional: 2–3 drops Rose Water
Garnish
Mint sprig
Tiny edible rosebud
Method
Shake everything with plenty of ice.
Strain into a stemless wine glass heaped with crushed ice.
Crown with mint and a rosebud.
Flavour profile: Tangy hibiscus and bright lime enliven mellow cane-rich rum; rose aromatics float like petals on a summer breeze.
Enjoy!
Sun-Kissed Sail
A breezy deck-chair cooler that captures crisp ruby-grapefruit zing and gentle elderflower sweetness. Light Caribbean rum keeps it easygoing, while Grapefruit & Elderberry bitters lend a subtle berry depth—perfect for hot July afternoons and sunset sails.
Sun-Kissed Sail
Ingredients
50ml Light Rum
70ml Ruby Grapefruit Juice
15ml Elderflower Cordial
5 dashes of Grapefruit & Elderberry Bitters
(5 ml simple syrup — optional, to taste)
Garnish
Grapefruit slice
Mint “sail” sprig
Method
Shake all ingredients hard with cubed ice.
Fine-strain into a glass brimming with pebble ice.
Garnish with a grapefruit twist and stand the mint sprig upright like a tiny sail.
Flavour profile: Crisp grapefruit, light floral elderberry, refreshing and not-too-sweet.
Enjoy!
Spiced Negroni Blanco
This is a seasonless sipper that bridges classic cocktail structure with a modern, aromatic twist — especially great for late afternoon or evening serves. The cinnamon bitters round out the edges and bring depth, while orange ties it all back to the vermouth and gin botanicals.
Spiced Negroni Blanco
Ingredients
30ml London Dry Gin (or Old Tom gin for subtle sweetness)
25ml Dry white vermouth (e.g., Dolin Blanc or Cocchi Americano)
15ml Italicus or orange liqueur (like Cointreau or triple sec)
5 dashes The Bitter Club Cinnamon & Orange Bitters
Optional: 5ml cinnamon syrup (for a sweeter profile)
Garnish
Dried orange slice
Method
Stir all ingredients with ice.
Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
Garnish with a dried orange slice.
Flavour profile: Bright, gently spiced, citrus-forward with a warming bittersweet finish.
Enjoy!
Velvet Rose
This cocktail is bold yet elegant — perfect for a signature serve at an evening event or launch. The Hibiscus and Rose bitters create a luxurious floral layer that pairs perfectly with lemon's brightness and the fruit-forward lift.
Ingredients
45ml Gin (a floral gin like Bombay Sapphire or Monkey 47 works beautifully)
20ml Fresh lemon juice
15ml Raspberry syrup or grenadine (for colour and fruit complexity)
5 dashes The Bitter Club Hibiscus & Rose Bitters
25ml Soda water (to top, optional for a lighter finish)
Garnish
Dried rosebud
Method
Shake gin, lemon juice, syrup, and bitters with ice.
Strain into a chilled coupe or highball glass (top with soda for a spritz-style serve).
Garnish with dried rosebud.
Flavour profile: Floral, gently tart, refreshing with a lingering bouquet of rose and spice.
Enjoy!
Midnight Sour
This twist on a classic sour delivers aromatic brightness from lemon, natural sweetness from honey, and a layered bitter complexity from your bitters. It's refined, memorable, and perfect for cocktail menus or private events.
Ingredients
50ml Dry gin (juniper-forward or citrus-heavy gin works well)
25ml Fresh lemon juice
15ml Honey syrup (2:1 honey to water)
5 dash The Bitter Club Grapefruit & Elderberry Bitters
20ml Egg white or aquafaba (optional, for silky texture)
Garnish
Dried grapefruit slice or a few drops of bitters in the foam
Method
Add all ingredients (including egg white/aquafaba if using) to a shaker
Strain
Dry shake (no ice)
Strain (over large ice if skipping the egg white)
Garnish
Flavour profile: Crisp, herbal, citrus-forward with a rich bitter finish and subtle fruit undertones.
Enjoy!
Irish Bitter Sour for St. Patrick’s Day
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Monday we’ve shaken up an Irish Bitter Sour. Punchy and full of flavour, this delicious drink will certainly have you doing a jig!
Irish Bitter Sour
Ingredients:
50ml Irish Whiskey
25ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15ml Simple Syrup
3 dashes Cinnamon & Orange Bitters
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients with ice.
Strain into a rocks glass over ice
Garnish with a dried orange slice.