Source for cocktail ingredients in northern NJ

[adegiulio]

I went looking for orange bitters the other day. I couldnt find them in three different liquor stores. That, along with other cocktail mixers, seem to be tough to find. Does anyone have any good sources for stuff like this?

[plattetude]

Finding any bitters beyond Angostura (and I surely don't mean Angostura orange bitters) is horrifically difficult to do in NJ. Even in Manhattan, which is why Pegu, Little Branch, and a few other bars have taken to selling them retail. LeNell's, in Red Hook (the *other* one, in Brooklyn), has a wide selection, but admittedly, that's a hike and a half. I'm certainly curious if anyone chimes in with NNJ options!

Christopher

Edited November 16, 2007 by plattetude (log)

[KatieLoeb]

According to Fee Brothers, Statewide Coffee Co. in Staten Island carries their products (I happened to be calling them on another matter). Their number is 718.967.2002. Or you could call Fee Bros. directly.

Amazon.com has a very good selection of bitters at good prices. Might be worth checking out and having dropped on your doorstep rather than running all over creation to find them.

Beyond Angostura I'd recommend having an Orange Bitters (Regan's or Fee Bros.), Peychauds, and the Fee Bros. Whiskey Barrel Aged in your collection. The Fee Brothers Lemon and Grapefruit bitters are also very nice.

[adegiulio]

I just called Fee's Bros. They say they sell at Dean and Deluca...from Hoboken that doesnt seem too bad...for me its a bit more of a pain..

Maybe I'll go the Amazon route...

[Bricktop]

I mail ordered from Fee Brothers because they had no-one in NJ.

[adegiulio]

Yeah, I was going to order direct too, but decided to pick up a couple of other bitters from Amazon...