Putting the Bitters Power Trio to Work
A gin sour with three different bitters. Plus: Just what is a dash, anyway?
I recently wrote about the Bitters Power Trio — the threesome of dasher-bottle bitters that are essential for even a minimalist home bar: Angostura Aromatic, Regan’s Orange No. 6, and Peychaud’s Bitters. For the most part, you’ll use either one or two of those bottles in any individual drink.
But this week, I want to look at a cocktail that uses all three of them in tandem, in what amounts to a custom bitters blend. That three-bitter blend heavily modifies and accents an otherwise conventional drink, making for a rather unusual twist on a Gimlet.
Along the way, we’ll look at an important, sometimes frustrating question in the application of bitters: What exactly is a “dash?” Relatedly, we’ll look at ways to fine-tune your bitters volumes.
And then, finally, we’ll take the Power Trio Blend and repurpose it in a smoky, mezcal-accented twist on last week’s bitters-by-the-ounce Angostura Superfan drink, The Trinidad Sour.
It’s a veritable bitters bonanza!