Malt Bitters
by Darcy O'Neil :: [Bitters]
Malt was often thought to be the perfect and most digestible food in the 1800s, at least from a medicinal stand point. Malt bitters was often promoted as the perfect combination of medicine and a food. It was recommended for the weak, convalescent, dyspeptic and fickle. Even though malt is nutritious, in the following bitters recipe it simply adds some flavour and sweetness.
Malt Bitters Recipe:
- Sweet Orange Peel
- 2 tsp
- Bitter Orange Peel
- 2 tsp
- Red Cinchona
- 1 tsp
- Angostura Bark
- 1 tsp
- Cardamom
- 1 tsp
- Cinnamon Bark
- 1 tsp
- Malt Extract, liquid
- 6 oz
- Alcohol 40%
- 10 oz
Instructions
Nix the spices and reduce to a fine powder and extract by percolation with the alcohol. To the liquid mix the malt extract.
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