FRUITSLAGERS Bitter Bloed (Blood Orange) 34cl Syrup

Flavour: A non-alcoholic bitter! Blood orange syrup to dilute (1:8) – 1 bottle = 2.72 litres of soda. Or mix at 1:3 for a 0.0 Negroni, 1:5 for an unsprayed Spritz 

Crafting / Tasting Notes: The fruitslagers delved into the bitter truth of the orange industry. While we can enjoy these orange exotics year-round, people around the world are getting sick because of excessive pesticide use. And all the while the bitters in their peels are actually attributed medicinal properties in many cultures. Accompanied by native bitter herbs and roasted oak, the organic brethren of (blood) oranges and grapefruit form a multi-purpose solution: mix at 1:3 for a 0.0 Negroni, 1:5 for an unsprayed Spritz or 1:8 for a "waste saving" Soda.

Fruitslagers are turning the bitter aftertaste in the orange industry into a solution: Bitter Aperitivo!

Ingredients: infusion of fruits and herbs, (water, orange, grapefruit, oak, gentian root, calamus root, purple carrot), sugar, 10% blood orange juice, food acid: citric acid, salt

Food Values: Per 100 ml (diluted 1:8), Energy 112 kj (26kcal), Carbohydrates (6.1 g), Of which sugars (6 g), Fat (0 g), Saturated (0 g), Dietary fiber (0.1 g), Protein (0 g), Salt (0 g)

Cocktail Suggestion:

Bitter Bloed Spritz
1 part Bitter Bloed
2 parts Balade Minérale
2 parts sparkling water
Serve on ice with a slice of blood orange or grapefruit

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