Bittering Herbs (22)

Angelica root, a member of the Apiaceae family, is a versatile herb with a unique flavor profile. While related to carrots, dill, and fennel, angelica root boasts a distinctive flavor...

Light bitterness with sweet and spicy notes, this bark is great for making cocktail bitters or tinctures.  

Dried Birch Bark is most commonly used to make teas and extracts.

Burdock Root is cultivated in Japan where it is called gobo. It was once used in European beers to provide a bitter flavor. Use the dried, chopped root in tea blends...

Often referred to as "sweet flag" this root is most commonly used in teas, tinctures and cocktail bitters.  

Cleavers Herb is a ground cover found in meadows.  It is part of the bedstraw family, which includes the coffee plant.  At one time, the roasted seeds of cleavers were used as...

Dandelion Leaf is typically used for tea or tincture and can be used with dandelion root.

Typically used as tea or tincture. Chopped Dandelion Root, rather than dandelion root powder is most often used to make teas combining dandelion and other herbs.

Gentian Root is an herb of the Alps and the Himalayas, most commonly used in bitters, teas, tonics, and tinctures.

Hawthorn Leaf and Flower is most commonly used in tea blends and to make infusions and extracts.

Horehound Herb is a garden mint with green and white leaves. It has a distinctively bitter taste.  Commonly used in tea blends and seasonings.

Hyssop Herb dates back thousands of years. Also known as "holy herb", Hyssop is highly fragrant and mint-like, and is used as seasoning in foods and beverages.

Mugwort Herb is known by a variety of common names, such as Cronewort, Felon Herb and Old Uncle Henry.   Mugwort is traditionally used in smaller quantities in tea blends and brewing beer.

Orris Root is used in distilling to stabilize aromatics, also used as a stabilizer for perfume-making. Orris Root is not for internal use.

Quassia is a flowering shrub found in tropical zones, such as Venezuela, Brazil, Costa Rica and Peru.  The bark is used to produce extracts and herbal bitters for cocktails.

Saw Palmetto Berries, also called cabbage palm or shrub palmetto are most commonly used to make tinctures and alcohol extracts.