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Bitters · 32.0% ABV

BG Reynolds

Primitiva Bitters

Price

$$$$

Availability

Nationwide

Order size

1+ cases

12 bottles per case

Built with a promise on the label: three dashes will do. Gentian for true bitterness, both cassia and Ceylon cinnamon (the same two-cinnamon philosophy as BG Reynolds' syrup), a shadow of molasses, and a blend of citrus oils, all steeped in aged overproof rum. An aromatic bitters made for drinks with real citrus and spice to referee: a Nui Nui, a Navy Grog, a Painkiller with punch. Off the island, three dashes rebuild a Margarita and add depth to a Daiquiri.

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Built with a promise on the label: three dashes will do. Gentian for true bitterness, both cassia and Ceylon cinnamon (the same two-cinnamon philosophy as BG Reynolds' syrup), a shadow of molasses, and a blend of citrus oils, all steeped in aged overproof rum. An aromatic bitters made for drinks with real citrus and spice to referee: a Nui Nui, a Navy Grog, a Painkiller with punch. Off the island, three dashes rebuild a Margarita and add depth to a Daiquiri.

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The Brand

BG Reynolds

BG Reynolds

Portland, OR

Est. 2009

BG Reynolds makes house-made tiki cocktail syrups, mixers, and bitters, built by a bartender, for bartenders, and for devout home mixologists, seasoned drinkers, and brand-new converts too. Real ingredients, painstakingly sourced, balanced for refreshing, authentic cocktails, again and again and again. The standard hasn't moved since 2009: real ingredients, small batches, and recipes that respect the classics enough to get the ounces right.

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The Founder's Note

Founder Blair Reynolds has been in the tiki world since 2001, first posting on the Tiki Central message board and touring the last of the old Polynesian palaces, then chronicling the drinks, the rooms, and the bartenders at TraderTiki.com. That writing led to the stage at Tales of the Cocktail, Tiki Oasis, and FEAST, where he's a regular authority on all things tiki. In 2012 he opened Hale Pele in Portland, Oregon, routinely named one of the best tiki bars in the world. BG Reynolds began when a frustrated bartender lamented how hard it was to make cocktail ingredients by hand, to standard, night after night - within months Reynolds built an original orgeat with real almonds and cane sugar to solve exactly that problem, and the rest of the line followed.

How It's Made

Real ingredients, painstakingly sourced and balanced in small batches to a bartender's standard.

Tasting Notes

Cinnamon-forward (cassia and Ceylon both), with gentian bitterness, a shadow of molasses, and citrus oils.

Specimen Notes

CinnamonCitrusBitterGentian