Orange Bitters Comparison!

 



Regans' orange bitters No. 6, Angostura Orange Bitters, and Fee brothers west Indian orange bitters respectively.

Regans' Orange Bitters

    Subtle nose, smells bittersweet, softly of oranges, something mildly herbal I can't quite place, maybe light floral notes. Thin mouth, very bitter forward, lots of orange peel, something slightly salty, again a mildly herbal note that doesn't immediately register as anything I know of. Soft floral note, I'd imagine it's probably orange blossom water. Really solid bottle of bitters. 8.5/10


Angostura Orange Bitters

    Soft nose, almost smells a little artificial, definitely a bit sweet smelling. Thicker mouth feel, pretty sweet orange note, with some bitter spices, definitely cinnamon, clove, maybe a hint of ginger? Rather good. Doesn't taste like the artificial note I was getting from the nose, I'd imagine it's just some sort of association I'm making in my mind. 8/10


Fee Brothers West Indian Orange Bitters

    First off, I'd like to apologize for the ugly label/bottle. The cap was damaged while in my possession, and it began to leak, so I transferred the bitters to a swing top bottle I had, and then attempted to transplant the label. However the labels on the fee brothers bottles are shockingly hard to remove, especially in one piece. So this was the best I could do. I know it is ugly, but I assure you, the bitters are the same.
    The most unique nose out of all of these, I sparsely get oranges at all, clove, all spice, coriander, a little orange peel, and a floral component as well. Mouth feel is thin, initially sweet, orange forward, then it gets more and more bitter in your mouth, but not really an interesting bitter, it's somewhat unpleasant. There are spices that are present that I don't get from the Regans' or the Angostura. Has it's place, but might be my least favorite of the few. 7.5/10

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