Peychaud's Bitters (14.8cl, 35%)

Peychaud's Bitters is a gentian-based aromatic bitters created in New Orleans and bottled at 35% ABV in a 5-ounce bottle. It has a distinctly anise-forward profile with bright cherry sweetness. Originally formulated by Haitian apothecary Antoine Amédée Peychaud in the 1830s, the recipe remains a closely guarded secret built around gentian root and a rare variety of bright red Caribbean cherries. It is now produced at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky and distributed by the Sazerac Company. The aroma leads with spicy licorice and star anise, followed by clove, cassia bark and a faint citrus lift, with an earthy undertone from gentian root. The palate is semisweet with candied cherry and aniseed, building through clove, nutmeg and orange zest to deeper layers of charred nuts, licorice root and rhubarb-like bitterness. The finish is medium in length with a dry, pleasantly bitter close marked by lingering clove and watermelon rind.