Today I made the first cocktail using my homemade bitters. If you recall from this post, I made three distinct flavors of bitters, all of which turned out uniquely delicious. Much to my surprise, I am most fond of the citrus bitters, which I made with grapefruit and lime zests, juniper berries, allspice, and white peppercorns. It tastes surprisingly great on its own (reminiscent of limoncello), but was super refreshing in a vodka lemonade with a sugared rim, which my husband and I enjoyed on out back porch on this sweltering Chicago Memorial Day.

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Tim Collins:

In a cocktail shaker, combine:

1 jigger vodka

1 jigger citrus and spice bitters – limoncello would be a great substitute

1 heaping spoonful powdered sugar

juice of 1/2 a lemon

ice

Shake vigorously.  Pour into a sugar rimmed highball glass and top with sparkling water. Garnish with lemon.