Bitters · 32.0% ABV
Xtabay Bitters
Price
$$$$
Availability
Nationwide
Order size
1+ cases
12 bottles per case
Pre-balances the classic tiki 1-2 punch of aromatic bitters and a whisper of absinthe into one bottle: sour cherry for tartness, cardamom, clove, and cinnamon for the savory middle, fennel and aniseed carrying the absinthe register, gentian underneath, and cracked black peppercorn to lift every other aromatic. All steeped in aged overproof rum. Reach for it anywhere the old books say 'bitters and absinthe': extra zip in a Zombie, a jazzed-up Jet Pilot, a 151 Swizzle.
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Pre-balances the classic tiki 1-2 punch of aromatic bitters and a whisper of absinthe into one bottle: sour cherry for tartness, cardamom, clove, and cinnamon for the savory middle, fennel and aniseed carrying the absinthe register, gentian underneath, and cracked black peppercorn to lift every other aromatic. All steeped in aged overproof rum. Reach for it anywhere the old books say 'bitters and absinthe': extra zip in a Zombie, a jazzed-up Jet Pilot, a 151 Swizzle.
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The Brand
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.
View brand profile →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
Sour cherry tartness with cardamom, clove, and cinnamon, an anise/fennel absinthe register, gentian, and cracked black pepper.
