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Mister Bitters is, according to the brand’s website, “Australia’s very first bitters company”. It was started after the owner and bartenders of Lily Blacks, a cocktail bar in Melbourne famous for its extensive collection of more than 300 bitters, started creating their own house blends (including special blends for events such as the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix) under the name Mister Bitters. For approximately two years, their products were used by bartenders in other cocktail bars around town to certain success. Mister Bitters went commercial in May 2014 after the original team associated themselves with Only Bitters, an Australian
Mister Bitters Honeyed Apricot & Smoked Hickory is a bitter that was created by bartenders in Australia after Baron von Mustache Smoked Apricot Bitters run out. The honeyed apricots are macerated “sous vide” as they take a long time to give out their flavour, while the hickory is smoked with a smoking gun. The honey used to sweeten the apricots is made from the leatherwood tree, a species endemic to forests of western Tasmania. The plant is difficult to access as it grows deep within these forests and beekeepers have to camp in the forest during harvest season between January and