Cacao nib bitters (pure chocolate)

Reference

US craft producers, UK specialty, Belgium

ABV35-50%
Sub-styles
Single-origin cacaoBlended nibsRoasted cacao variantsVanilla-kissed expressions

Tasting Notes

Raw cacao, dark chocolate, coffee, slight bitterness, roasted notes. Bittermens adds cinnamon. Fee Brothers is sweeter. Scrappy's is more austere.

Brand Guide

Well

Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate ($8-12)

Call

Bittermens Xocolatl Mole ($12-16)

Premium

Scrappy's Chocolate ($14-18). Bittermens is the bartender favorite

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The Story

Unsweetened cacao distillate that brings chocolate's tannic backbone to stirred spirits without cream or sugar.