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Boker's Bitters was a brand of
bitters A bitters (plural also ''bitters'') is traditionally an Alcoholic drink, alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter for a Bitterness (taste), bitter or bittersweet Flavoring, flavor. Originally, numerous longstanding brands of bitters ...
manufactured by the L. J. Funke Company of
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. The ingredient is specified in nearly every cocktail that called for bitters in Jerry Thomas' 1862 book, ''How to Mix Drinks or The Bon Vivant's Companion''. Among the ingredients were
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, and bitter orange peel. The Boker's company was a leading brand of bitters until the
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and eventually closed during the
Prohibition era Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacturing, manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption ...
in the 1920s.


History

Johann Gottlieb Böker created the bitters in 1828. The Boker's company was a leading brand of bitters until the
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, also known as the Wiley Act and Dr. Wiley's Law, was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by the United States Congress, and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Admin ...
and eventually closed during the
Prohibition era Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacturing, manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption ...
in the 1920s. Until 2009, no samples of the bitters were known to exist, and as the recipe had never been published, recreating it seemed unlikely. That year, a man showed up at the London Bar Show with a small remaining sample, which was then combined with extensive research (including interviewing descendants of John Boker), to recreate a facsimile of the bitters. Consequentially, as a result of the collaborative effort of beverage aficionados, the likely recipe began circulating online, and several well-established, modern bitters brands began offering their own renditions of the Boker's recipe — whether in perpetuity or as a one-off. Those brands include Philadelphia distillers, Dr. Adam Elmegirab, and The Bitter Truth.


Cocktails with Boker’s Bitters

*Absinthe Cocktail * Champagne Cocktail *East India Cocktail *Faivre's Pousse Cafe *Fancy Brandy Cocktail *Gin Cocktail *Improved Cocktail *Japanese Cocktail *Jersey Cocktail *Knickerbein * Manhattan Cocktail * Martinez *Old Tom Gin Cocktail *St. Croix Crusta *Saratoga Cocktail *Sherry Wine and Bitters *Soda Cocktail *Vermouth Cocktail *Whiskey Cocktail *Whiskey Crusta


References


External links


The Bitters Truth

The Bitter Truth Bogart's Bitters (Bokers Bitters Replica)

Boker's Bitters



Review: Dr Adam Elmegirab Bitters


* ttp://awesomedrinks.com/blogs/bitters-reviews-and-tasting-notes/7409486-bokers-bitters-by-adam-elmegirab-review-notes Boker's Bitters by Adam Elmegirab Review / Notes
The New and Improved Illustrated Bartenders' Manual; Or: How to Mix Drinks of the Present Style

Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide: How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boker's Bitters Bitters Defunct food and drink companies based in New York City