Nelson Bitters

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Nelson Bitters Recipe:

Bitter Orange Fruit
1 lbs
Calamus Root
2 lbs
Zedoary Root
2 lbs
Galanga Root
2 lbs
Gentian Root
3 lbs

Instructions

Macerate the herbs and spices in 

To make the bitters, take 10 ounces of the stock essence and it to 4 gallons of 70% overproof spirit, plus 1½ gallons of 60% simple syrup and 4¾ gallons of water.

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