Best Substitutes for Bitters
Out of Bitters? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
Original Ingredient
Bitters
Bitters
44.70% ABV
Complex aromatic nose of gentian, quinine, and warm baking spices. Intensely bitter palate with herbal, bark-like depth and subtle citrus. Persistent, drying, astringent finish.
Recommended Substitutes
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Angostura Bitters
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Peychaud bitters
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Orange bitters
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.