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Creole bitters

Devised by Creole apothecary Antoine Amédée Peychaud in the mid-19th century, these neon-red, anise-forward bitters owe their popularity to the Sazerac cocktail. They’re a necessary element in plenty of other classic cocktails as well.

Peychaud’s Bitters are the go-to brand, but Scrappy’s Cajun Bitters and Bitter Truth Creole Bitters are also excellent choices.

Also Known As

  • Peychaud's bitters
  • Cajun bitters

Cocktails that use Creole bitters

A Snowball's Chance cocktail with Scotch, pineapple syrup, bitters, and absinthe A Snowball’s Chance A Spritz in the Dark cocktail with rye whiskey, maraschino, creme de cacao, lemon juice, bitters, and sparkling wine A Spritz in the Dark A Wish for Grace, a sour cocktail with amber or spiced rum, madeira, dry orange curaçao, lemon juice, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters A Wish for Grace Abbey cocktail with gin and orange juice Abbey Alfonso cocktail with Champagne and Dubonnet Alfonso Architects and Kings hot cocktail with rye whiskey, amaro, apple brandy, demerara syrup, Angostura bitters, and hot coffee Architects and Kings Betsy Ross cocktail, with brandy, port wine, orange curaçao, and aromatic bitters Betsy Ross Champagne Cocktail with sparkling wine, brandy, bitters, and a sugar cube Champagne Cocktail Champagne Julep cocktail, with cognac, Champagne, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, and mint leaves Champagne Julep Cinnsation cocktail with aged mezcal, mulled apple cider, cinnamon syrup, lemon juice, and Peychaud's bitters Cinnsation Cloud Forest tropical cocktail with rhum agricole ambre, dark rum, ginger liqueur, mango nectar, Russian Caravan tea, orange juice, lime juice, and Angostura bitters Cloud Forest Cocchi Cobbler cocktail with Cocchi ROsa, vodka, passion fruit puree, simple syrup, and lime juice Cocchi Cobbler Cricket Ball cocktail with sugar cube, bitters, Lillet Rouge and prosecco Cricket Ball Crusta cocktail with cognac (or bourbon or brandy or rye), triple sec, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, and bitters Crusta Cypriot Brandy Sour highball cocktail with brandy, aromatic bitters, and lemon soda Cypriot Brandy Sour Dear Prudence cocktail Dear Prudence Dick and Jane cocktail with gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, hibiscus syrup, Peychaud's bitters, and dry Champagne Dick and Jane Don's Own Planter's cocktail, with dark rum, light rum, lemon juice, honey syrup, Angostura bitters, and sparkling water Don’s Own Planter’s Early Fall Lowball cocktail with chai tea, bourbon, orange curaçao, and Peychaud's bitters Early Fall Lowball Enemy Lines cocktail from Death & Co, featuring aquavit, reposado tequila, simple syrup, Peychaud's bitters, aromatic bitters, and lemon peel Enemy Lines Fallback cocktail with rye whiskey, apple brandy, sweet vermouth, Amaro Nonino, and Peychaud's bitters Fallback Filibuster cocktail with rye whiskey, lemon juice, maple syrup, egg white, and Angostura bitters Filibuster Forbidden Fruit French Manhattan cocktail with cognac, sweet vermouth, orange curaçao, and orange bitters French Manhattan German Vacation cocktail with Jägermeister, aged rum, ginger liqueur, orgeat, lemon juice, and Peychaud's bitters German Vacation Get Lucky cocktail with blackberries, light rum, lemon juice, ginger syrup, orgeat, honey syrup, and Peychaud's bitters Get Lucky Grievous Angel bourbon cocktail Grievous Angel Halekulani cocktail with bourbon, lemon juice, lime juice, pineapple juice, demerara syrup, grenadine, and bitters Halekulani Heart-Shaped Box cocktail from Death & Co., with strawberry, cognac, St. Germain, lemon juice, cinnamon syrup, balsamic vinegar, and Angostura bitters Heart-Shaped Box Hernandez cocktail with vanilla liqueur, sweet vermouth, and bitters Hernandez Humuhumunukunukuapuaa cocktail with gin and pineapple juice Humuhumunukunukuapua’a Hurricane cocktail with rum and Galliano Hurricane Kentucky Buck bourbon cocktail Kentucky Buck Kentucky Longshot with bourbon and ginger liqueur Kentucky Longshot Last-Minute Getaway cocktail with vodka or gin, lychee juice, mint syrup, and Peychaud's bitters Last-Minute Getaway Lauwiliwilinukunukuoioi cocktail with rum and orgeat Lauwiliwilinukunuku’oi’oi Lewis and Martin cocktail with banana liqueur and Lillet Blanc Lewis & Martin Limerance sour cocktail with gin, Aperol, lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white, and orange bitters Limerence Lorikeet tropical cocktail with rye whiskey, banana liqueur, cinnamon syrup, pineapple juice, lemon juice, Peychaud's bitters, and aromatic bitters Lorikeet Manhattan cocktail with bourbon and sweet vermouth Manhattan Manhattan East cocktail with bourbon, ginger liqueur, sake, and Peychaud's bitters Manhattan East Masataka Swizzle cocktail with Japanese whisky, amaretto, lemon juice, simple syrup, orange bitters, and aromatic bitters Masataka Swizzle Monferrato sparkling cocktail with Cocchi Americano, triple sec, Angostura bitters, Peychaud's bitters, and sparkling wine Monferrato Nester's Refresher highball cocktail with white port, Suze, lemon juice, simple syrup, Peychaud's bitters, and tonic water Nester’s Refresher New Pal cocktail with rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Campari, Peychaud's bitters, and absinthe New Pal Nutty Like a Fruitcake cocktail with Demerara rum, spiced rum, orange curaçao, orange juice, lemon juice, orgeat, allspice dram, and aromatic bitters Nutty Like a Fruitcake Old fashioned cocktail with bourbon and aromatic bitters Old Fashioned Pink on Pink cocktail Pink on Pink Planter's Punch cocktail with rum and grapefruit juice Planter’s Punch Quarantine Order tropical sour cocktail with aged rum, grapefruit juice, lime juice, cinnamon syrup, passion fruit syrup, and Angostura bitters Quarantine Order Remember the Maine cocktail with bourbon and sweet vermouth Remember the Maine Reverse Manhattan with sweet vermouth, rye whiskey, and bitters Reverse Manhattan Rites of Spring cocktail with aquavit, white vermouth, peal liqueur, oleo saccharum, and bitters Rites of Spring Rob Roy cocktail with scotch and sweet vermouth Rob Roy Rose Quartz cocktail with gin, rose syrup, lemon juice, Peychaud's bitters, and sparkling wine Rose Quartz Saloon Man’s Sour Sazerac cocktail with absinthe and rye whiskey Sazerac Sazerac and Cider cocktail with sugar cube, Peychaud's bitters, rye whiskey, absinthe, and hard apple cider Sazerac and Cider Seelbach cocktail with bourbon and sparkling wine Seelbach Shudders in a Whisper cocktail with aged rum, Drambuie, pear liqueur, lime juice, passion fruit syrup, Peychaud's bitters, aromatic bitters, and sparkling water Shudders in a Whisper Singapore Sling with gin, cherry brandy, Benedictine, triple sec, grenadine, lime juice, pineapple juice, and Angostura bitters Singapore Sling Slivovitz Sour cocktail with plum brandy, lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white, and bitters Slivovitz Sour St. Knut's Day sparkling cocktail with aquavit, honey syrup, lemon juice, Peychaud's bitters, and prosecco St. Knut’s Day Stone Fence Storm King cocktail with Scotch whisky, walnut liqueur, Bénédictine, and bitters Storm King Surf Liner cocktail with rye whiskey, pineapple juice, lemon juice, orgeat, and Peychaud's bitters Surf Liner The Sweet Taste of Victory cocktail with bourbon, Chambord raspberry liqueur, vanilla syrup, and Peychaud's bitters The Sweet Taste of Victory Three Dots and a Dash tropical cocktail with rhum agricole, demerara rum, curaçao, falernum, allspice dram, lime juice, honey syrup, and Angostura bitters Three Dots and a Dash Tropical Cocktail with dark rum and pineapple juice Tropical Cocktail Vieux Carre rye whiskey and cognac cocktail Vieux Carré What The Dickens? cocktail with rum, cognac, simple syrup, lime juice, pineapple juice, and aromatic bitters What The Dickens? White Wedding sour cocktail with soju, elderflower syrup, triple sec, lime juice, orange juice, egg white, and Angostura bitters White Wedding Zombie rum cocktail Zombie

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