Useful controllable flavor-assembly example; equal parts is a recipe choice, not a general rule. Botanical/high-proof safety remains unvalidated.
Research paraphrase of this source, not an independent endorsement of its historical or technical claims.
Orange bitters use separately steeped bitter base and aromatic solution, permitting later proportion adjustment.
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Separate bitters base and aromatics
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Evidence
Orange bitters use separately steeped bitter base and aromatic solution, permitting later proportion adjustment.
Location and context
Steven Grasse, Colonial Spirits (Abrams Image, 2016), supplied PDF screens 295–299: Separate bitters base and aromatics. These locators refer to the supplied screenshot PDF, not printed pagination. Research paraphrase; no verbatim quotation is being asserted.
Qualification
Useful controllable flavor-assembly example; equal parts is a recipe choice, not a general rule. Botanical/high-proof safety remains unvalidated.
Research links
Colonial Spirits — full-source analysis
Grasse 2016 — Separate bitters base and aromatics
Verification
Verification is of faithful source representation. It does not independently validate the author's historical, regulatory or health assertions.