Aromatic bitters Cocktails: 469 Recipes & Amounts

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Angostura

Bittermens Elemakule Tiki Bitters

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Bob's Bitters

Bob's Abbotts Bitters

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At a glance

Start with CIA

CIA takes about 3 minutes and lists 1 dash of aromatic bitters.

A bracing equal-parts short drink of artichoke amaro and bonded apple brandy with aromatic bitters.

The strongest signals in Kokto’s five-axis profile are strength (5/5) and bitterness (4/5).

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Recipes to explore469

Required in458

Optional in11

Methods represented5

Measurements and preparation

How much aromatic bitters should you use?

Start with your chosen recipe’s amount. These examples show how the quantity and preparation change between drinks.

1 dash

CIA

For 1 serving · Built · 3 minutes

Full recipe and measures

2 dash

Artillery

For 1 serving · Stirred · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

3 dash

BBT

For 1 serving · Built · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

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469 cocktails using Aromatic bitters

Choose a drink by amount, method and preparation time. Open a card for all ingredients, measurements, steps and its tasting profile.

100 Year Old Cigar cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · Stirred

Alabazam

5 min · View recipe →

amaretto sour cocktail in a serving glass

3 dash · optional · Shaken

Bravo

5 min · View recipe →

Brazilian Margarita cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · optional · Muddled

Call Me Old-Fashioned

4 min · View recipe →

Calvados & Tonic cocktail on a dark studio background

2 dash · optional · Built

Calvados Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.13)

8 min · View recipe →

Calvados Sazerac cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · Stirred

Do Pineapples Dream of Tiki Drinks?

5 min · View recipe →

Doheny Pisco Punch cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · Muddled

Full Monte No.2

4 min · View recipe →

Funk The Funky Funk cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · optional · Shaken

Holy Ground’s Pan American Clipper

5 min · View recipe →

Home On The Range cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · Stirred

Honshu Underground

8 min · View recipe →

Horse’s Neck cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · optional · Built

Joaquín Simó’s Perfect Manhattan

5 min · View recipe →

Joaquín Simós Old-Fashioned cocktail on a dark studio background

2 dash · Stirred

Pisco Sour (Difford's Recipe)

7 min · View recipe →

Piscola cocktail on a dark studio background

2 dash · optional · Built

Queen's Park Hotel Super Cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

4 dash · Muddled

Queen's Park Swizzle

5 min · View recipe →

2 dash · optional · Built

Rabo de Galo

4 min · View recipe →

Rattlesnake cocktail on a dark studio background

3 dash · optional · Shaken

Rum Old Fashioned (Difford's Recipe)

5 min · View recipe →

Rum Swizzle cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · Built

Rye Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.5)

7 min · View recipe →

Saint Lucy Bracer cocktail on a dark studio background

2 dash · Stirred

Spanish Armada

6 min · View recipe →

Spiced, Apple & Ginger cocktail on a dark studio background

2 dash · optional · Built

Tequila Old-Fashioned

5 min · View recipe →

Tequini cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · optional · Stirred

The Finer Points of Bad Behavior

8 min · View recipe →

The French Canadian cocktail on a dark studio background

1 dash · Muddled

Washington Cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

whiskey sour cocktail in a serving glass

3 dash · optional · Shaken

Zombie

8 min · View recipe →

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What to mix with aromatic bitters

These ingredients appear together in the recipes above. Follow the full recipe for quantities and balance.

Lemon Juice

Used with aromatic bitters in 105 of the linked recipes.

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Sweet Vermouth

Used with aromatic bitters in 92 of the linked recipes.

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Lime Juice

Used with aromatic bitters in 77 of the linked recipes.

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Rich Simple Syrup

Used with aromatic bitters in 64 of the linked recipes.

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Cognac

Used with aromatic bitters in 63 of the linked recipes.

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Bourbon

Used with aromatic bitters in 61 of the linked recipes.

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Quick answers

Aromatic bitters cocktail questions

Which cocktails use aromatic bitters?

CIA, Artillery, and BBT use aromatic bitters. CIA lists 1 dash for 1 serving. Compare the 469 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

How much aromatic bitters do I need for a cocktail?

CIA lists 1 dash for 1 serving; Artillery lists 2 dash for 1 serving; BBT lists 3 dash for 1 serving. Use the amount in your chosen recipe: these examples are different drink specifications, not interchangeable ratios.

What else do I need to make CIA?

Alongside aromatic bitters, the required ingredients for CIA are 15 ml artichoke amaro and 15 ml apple brandy. Its built preparation takes about 3 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.

Is aromatic bitters required or optional?

Aromatic bitters is required in 458 of the 469 linked recipes and optional in 11. Optional entries are labeled on the recipe cards; check the preparation note to see their role in that drink.

Evidence

Sources & editorial note

Recipe amounts, preparation notes and ingredient combinations come from Kokto’s dated 3006-recipe catalog. Counts cover this published set. Recipes are listed alphabetically; the quick starting point uses preparation time, then required-ingredient count. Taste scores are Kokto’s recipe profiles, not customer ratings. Ingredient combinations describe the linked recipes rather than substitution advice.

CIA: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B225
Artillery: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B048
BBT: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B005
Kokto governed 3006-recipe catalogIngredient identity, required/optional status, amount and method

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ANGOSTURA Aromatic Bitters

Bittermens Elemakule Tiki Bitters

Bob's Abbotts Bitters

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How much aromatic bitters should you use?

CIA

Artillery

BBT

469 cocktails using Aromatic bitters

100 Year Old Cigar

151 Swizzle

1862

1910

A Few of My Favourite Things

A Moment Of Silence

Abbey

Absinthe Sour

Adam & Eve

Adelaide Swizzle

Affinity

Alabazam

Amaretto Sour

Amaretto Stone Sour

American Royal Zephyr

Americana

Añejo Highball

Añejo Old Fashioned

Angostura Sour

Ante

Apple Brandy Sour

Apricot Cocktail

Archdeacon

Argentina Cocktail

Armagnac Crusta

Armistice

Army & Navy

Around The World

Artillery

Aunt Agatha

Aunt Roberta

Autumn in New York

Autumn Leaves

Bamboo

Banana Between the Sheets

Banana Bliss

Banana Toronto

Barbara West

Bardstown

Barney Barnato Cocktail

Barnum Was Right

Barribault

BBT

Beach Cruiser

Benton's Old Fashioned

Beretta's Rattlesnake

Bermuda Rum Swizzle

Betsy Ross

Biarritz

Billionaire

Bitter Dancer

Bitter Elder

Bitter Last Words

Bizzy Izzy Highball

Black Feather

Black Mamba

Black Manhattan

Black Rum Swizzle

Black Rumhattan

Blackthorn

Blackthorn (English)

Blackthorn No. 3

Blade Runner

Blandings

Blarney Stone Cocktail

Blue Bird

Bold Rob Roy

Boomerang

Boothby Cocktail

Borrowed Time