Boot Hill Distillery
Prickly Ash Bitters
$25.00

Originally a snake oil produced and pedaled by Dr. B.F. Sherman, Prickly Ash Bitters claimed to have "stood the test of years, in curing all diseases of the blood, liver, stomach, kidneys, bowels, etc." While Prickly Ash Bitters stated it was "a medicine as its cathartic properties forbids its use as a beverage," the 20% Alc/Vol begged a different argument.

In 1915, misbranding of the product was alleged due to claims on the bottle's label, as well as advertisements stating therapeutic or curative effects. The Prickly Ash Bitters Co. entered a plea of guilty and "the court imposed a fine of $10 and costs." This violation of the Food and Drugs Act put the company out of business.

One hundred years later,Boot Hill Distillery resurrected the recipe, recreating it as close to the original as legally possible. Prickly Ash Bitters, the company defunct and their product out of production since the 1910s, now finds a new life as a uniquely sweet and bitter American amaro.

Featuring such unique botanicals as prickly ash bark, buchu leaves, senna, coriander, grains of paradise, cubeb pepper, Prickly Ash Bitters' unique character and powerful burst of flavor is sure to spice up coffee, beef up a spritzer, or can be mixed with your favorite vodka, gin, whiskey, tequila, rum, or any other spirit for an earthy, bitter kick.

70 Proof, 375 ML, 35% ALC/VOL

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  • Earthiness with hints of root vegetables; heavy pine and cooling menthol round out the end

  • Sweet sugar right up front followed by a powerful wallop of bitterness. Complex hints of mint and citrus dominate the center, followed by a slight numbing sensation across the tongue

  • The addition of ice makes the Prickly Ash Bitters significantly brighter and softens the intense hit of bitterness, forcing it to take a back seat to the complex notes of the other botanicals

awards

2017

  • Bronze at Tasting.com

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A dark bottle of Boot Hill Old Fashioned cocktail with a label indicating 32% alcohol, made with red eye whiskey, bitters, sugar, and orange, from Boot Hill Distillery in Dodge City, Kansas.

Boot Hill Distillery
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$30.00

This signature Old Fashioned replicates the recipe we serve in our Tasting Room and contains our historic Prickly Ash Bitters, Red Eye Whiskey, and a hint of orange. A perfect addition to your next gathering around the campfire with friends. 

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