Orange Bitters cocktails.

Got Orange Bitters on the shelf? Here are 5 cocktails you can make with it — classics and a few worth discovering. Pick one, see what else you need, and start pouring.

№ 55

Bijou

Equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and green Chartreuse, stirred and cherried. “Jewel” in French — herbal, boozy, and criminally underordered.

1.5 oz Gin

0.75 oz Green Chartreuse

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

2 dashes Orange Bitters

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№ 61

Gin Martini

Gin and dry vermouth, stirred or shaken and served up with an olive or a twist. The most argued-over drink in the world — and yours to make exactly how you like it.

2 oz Gin

1 oz Dry Vermouth

2 dashes Orange Bitters

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№ 87

Pegu Club

Gin, orange curaçao, lime, and bitters — the house drink of a colonial Burmese officers’ club, rescued into the modern canon. Dry, citrusy, and quietly excellent.

2 oz Gin

.75 oz Dry Curacao

.75 oz Lime Juice

1 dash Angostura bitters

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№ 86

Southside

In the shaker, and simple syrup and grab 5 mint leaves. Gently muddle to release oils. Add the rest of ingredients, add ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into coupe. Slap a mint sprig and garnish coupe.

2 oz Gin

.75 Simple Syrup

.75 Lime Juice

1 dash Orange Bitters

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№ 82

Tex-Mex Old Fashioned No1

The Tex-Mex Old Fashioned No1 is a stirred tequila blanco cocktail made with Rye, Agave nectar, and Orange Bitters, served in a rocks.

1.5 oz Tequila Blanco

0.5 oz Rye

0.25 oz Agave nectar

2 dashes Orange Bitters

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