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Sunshine Bitters Recipe

Sunshine Bitters
Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: Under 5 mins, plus infusing time | Active Time: | Makes: 1 cup

San Francisco neighborhood joint Nopa has garnered a lot of attention for its tasty, straightforward food, but its drinks are what keep us coming back. These bitters are made in-house at the restaurant and used in the aptly named Girasol cocktail.

Game plan: These bitters can keep indefinitely.

This recipe was featured in our Bringing Bitters Back project.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 ounce cardamom pods (about 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon)
  • 1 cup vodka
  • 1 tablespoon saffron threads
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Pound cardamom pods lightly with a rolling pin or the bottom of a pan to break up slightly. Place in vodka and let infuse for 5 days.
  2. Strain out cardamom and add saffron; let infuse for 1 day more and then strain.
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  • I'm interested in the bottles I see many of your recipes stored in. I would like to hand out various items as gifts at Christmas, and a nice bottle would be more festive. Would you mind posting the name of your supplier?

  • Just a quick note, there is no reason to strain out the cardamom before adding the saffron. I just found that it needed a little longer than the saffron to infuse thoroughly.

    Also, that is an insane amount of saffron to use for 1 cup of vodka. I use about a teaspoon for a liter. I doubt that it over infuses or anything, but that can get pricey.

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