17th South Magazine

Top Menu

  • Home
  • About US
    • Our Mission
    • Meet The Team
  • All Articles
  • Contact Us
  • Past Issues
  • Pick Up A Copy
  • Read The Current Issue Online

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Latest
  • Culture
  • Indulge
  • Happening
  • Living
  • Cover Story
Sign in / Join

Login

Welcome! Login in to your account
Lost your password?

Lost Password

Back to login
  • Home
  • About US
    • Our Mission
    • Meet The Team
  • All Articles
  • Contact Us
  • Past Issues
  • Pick Up A Copy
  • Read The Current Issue Online

logo

Header Banner

17th South Magazine

  • Home
  • Latest
    • Artistic Acquisition

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • WESTSIDE WARES

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • PCM Premieres

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Burning Up

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Edge of Tomorrow

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • The High Gets Higher

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • COMEBACK KID

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • DYNAMIC DESIGN

      November 1, 2018
      0
    • European Experience

      November 1, 2018
      0
  • Culture
    • The Voice of Atlanta Radio

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Put a Sock on It

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Happy to Be Here

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • Coming Up Roses

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • Going Green

      November 1, 2018
      0
    • Stompin’ on the Westside

      November 1, 2018
      0
    • PAINTING THE TOWN

      September 27, 2018
      0
    • EAT WITH YOUR EARS FIRST

      September 27, 2018
      0
    • Atlanta-based designer Megan Huntz

      Fashion, Forward

      August 23, 2018
      0
  • Indulge
    • A Modern Classic Menu

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Drinks on Demand

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Family Affairs

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Food News - March / April 2019

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • A SEASONAL BITE

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Happening Hood Hangout

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • How Sweet It Is!

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • Cozy Up, Drink Up

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • Food News - JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2019

      January 10, 2019
      0
  • Happening
    • ATLANTA ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • THE GREAT RACE

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • FASHION FORWARD

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • LE JARDIN FRANÇAIS WINTER FLORAL DESIGN CLASS

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • 2019 ATLANTA BIENNIAL

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • VIRGINIA-HIGHLAND TOUR OF HOMES

      November 1, 2018
      0
    • YOUR BEST LIFE

      November 1, 2018
      0
    • MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER - DOVE OF PEACE TOUR!

      November 1, 2018
      0
    • BOO AT THE ZOO

      September 27, 2018
      0
  • Living
    • Minnesota's Shopping Mecca

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Treasured Acquisition

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Preserving the Past

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Cajun Country Culinary

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Spring Forward

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • West Highlands Retreat

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • Highly Addictive Beauty

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • A Dose of the Ocean

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • A Gangbuster Alabama Getaway

      January 10, 2019
      0
  • Cover Story
    • BOOZY BLASTOFFS

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • BRUNCH BUCKET LIST

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • GET CRACKING

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • CREAM OF THE CROP

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • GLOBAL BEGINNINGS

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • LAST THINGS FIRST

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • RISE & SHINE …

      February 21, 2019
      0
    • Matt Gryder and Matthew Fishman

      January 10, 2019
      0
    • Antonio Brown

      January 10, 2019
      0
  • BOOZY BLASTOFFS

  • BRUNCH BUCKET LIST

  • CREAM OF THE CROP

  • GET CRACKING

  • GLOBAL BEGINNINGS

  • LAST THINGS FIRST

  • RISE & SHINE …

IndulgeLiquids
Home›Indulge›BITTER TO THE LAST DROP

BITTER TO THE LAST DROP

By 17thSouth
May 4, 2017
2934
0
Share:

18.21 Bitters wants to help free your inner bartender.

Peek at any restaurant’s cocktail menu, and you’ll notice a laundry list of ingredients, some that may require Google to decipher. While this can make crafting your own cocktails at home seem daunting, the folks at 18.21 Bitters would like to remind you that it isn’t so. The phrase “craft cocktail” frequently gets tossed around, but there is an art to making a great drink—it just doesn’t have to be complicated.

An homage to the amendments that enacted and repealed Prohibition, 18.21 was founded three years ago by power couple Kristin and Missy Koefod, both of whom left jobs to put everything into the fledgling business that started in their kitchen. When Ponce City Market approached them about being one of the complex’s centerpiece businesses, the longtime residents of Old Fourth Ward relished the opportunity. Now the team creates everything in the kitchen adjacent to the present-day apothecary where you’ll find all the tools you need to be an at-home bartender.

Nic Vaughn, who handles sales for 18.21, says of making a cocktail at home, “The number one thing to me is balance. Whether I’m making a three-, six- or seven-ingredient cocktail, I want every ingredient in that drink to sing. I want there to be a sweet, a sour, a bitter—I want it to be spirit-forward.”

Easy to overlook but completely essential, bitters are added to drinks in small quantities, packing a potent hint of flavor that seasons your cocktail the way salt is meant to season food. The 18.21 bitters are made with alcohol, a bittering agent (herbs, bark, botanicals) and spices. The company tries to use local and organic produce as much as possible. There are 12 bitters to suit your whimsy, but if you were to stock a home bar with just one, Vaughn says, “It hands down has to be the Prohibition Aromatic.” A play on angostura bitters made with clove, cinnamon and nutmeg, it’s the company’s flagship product.

If your palate is adventurous, try the Baltimore Bitters, an ode to the founders’ hometown and made with celery, salt and onion flavors sure to add an oomph to your Bloody Mary.

Other cocktail necessities sold at the shop include shrubs (vinegar- and fruit-based mixtures) and rich simple syrups infused with herbs. Vaughn provided a few must-have cocktail recipes (below), but should you need further instruction, check out a class at the company’s Ponce City Market store. The most important lesson, says Vaughn, is to “be creative and do what you want with it.”

18.21 Bitters
675 Ponce de Leon Ave., 30308
404.852.7023
1821bitters.com


Makes 1 cocktail

No Moscow Mule mug in your glass cabinet? Don’t fret. You can find one at Star Provisions.

2 oz. vodka
¾ oz. 18.21 Ginger Beer Syrup
½ oz. lime juice
Splash of club soda
Lime wedge

Shake vodka, ginger beer syrup and lime juice with ice. Strain into mug filled with crushed ice and top with club soda. Garnish with lime wedge.


PONCE PUNCH

Makes 1 cocktail

One of 18.21’s signature cocktails, this tipple is meant for long summer days on the porch.

2 oz. vodka
½ oz. 18.21 Rosemary Sage Rich Simple Syrup
½ oz. lime juice
Splash of club soda
Slice of lime

Shake first three ingredients together with ice. Strain mixture into a coupe glass and top with club soda. Garnish with lime.


ENGLISH OLD FASHIONED

Makes 1 cocktail

Stay on top of the latest cocktail trend, tea, by making this old fashioned with Earl Grey tea bitters.

2 oz. bourbon
¼ oz. 18.21 Rosemary Sage Rich Simple Syrup
10 drops 18.21 Earl Grey Bitters
Orange peel

In a glass, stir together bourbon, rosemary sage syrup and bitters. Strain mixture over a large ice cube (if possible— otherwise, regular ice is fine) and garnish with orange peel.

TORY: Lia Picard
Photo: Courtesy Jamestown
Recipe Photos: Lia Picard

Tags18.21 BittersBaltimore Bitterscraft cocktailEarl Grey tea bittersENGLISH OLD FASHIONEDMoscow Mulemust-have cocktail recipesNic VaughnOld Fourth WardPhoto: Courtesy JamestownPonce City MarketPONCE PUNCHpower couple Kristin and Missy KoefodProhibition AromaticTHE PERFECT MULETORY: Lia Picard
Previous Article

PROJECT DIASPORA

Next Article

INMAN PARK

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • Uncategorized

    Food News – November / December 2018

    November 1, 2018
    By 17thSouth
  • IndulgeReview

    CARPE YUM

    December 28, 2017
    By 17thSouth
  • Todd Richards
    Cover StoryOctober 2017OFF-DUTY EATS

    Todd Richards

    September 28, 2017
    By 17thSouth
  • LivingMARCH / APRIL 2018Style To Go

    Tailor Made

    February 22, 2018
    By 17thSouth
  • A League Of Their OwnCover Story

    Lisa Calhoun

    September 29, 2016
    By 17thSouth
  • CreatorsCultureJune 2017

    Beautiful and Beneficial

    June 8, 2017
    By 17thSouth

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You may also be interested in...

  • LivingWellness

    Feel The Burn

  • EventsHappening

    BREW AT THE ZOO

  • IndulgeLiquidsNOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2017

    Holiday Pairings Like a Pro

Visit Our Sister Publication

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Sign up to receive email updates and to hear what's going on with our magazine!

Follow us

Instagram @17thSouth

Follow on Instagram

Find us on Facebook

logo

17th South:
In the heart of Atlanta,17th South magazine reaches active, exploration-minded residents ages 24-65 who want to experience the best the area has to offer, through stories and features on individuals and businesses they can relate to in their direct communities. We feature of-the-moment and hidden gem restaurants, beautiful private homes, philanthropy, arts and cultural offerings, and the trendsetters and tastemakers who are making it happen!
Valuestream Media Group
simply-buckhead-magazine
17th-south-magazine

Contact Us

  • P.O. Box 11633, Atlanta, GA 30355
  • 404.538.9895
  • advertising@17thsouth.com

Find us on Facebook

Follow us

17th South Instagram

Follow on Instagram
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Pick Up A Copy
© Copyright 17th South. All rights reserved.