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Sibbiter tincture is a product of the domestic alcohol industry, the development of the Russian company Alcoholic Siberian Group, launched on the market in 2015. The name “Sibbitter” is an abbreviation that stands for “Siberian bitter” – that is, a bitter tincture made from Siberian herbs. Drinks are a line of strong 38-40-degree distillates with a variety of flavors.
Information sheet. Bitter – alcohol tincture on herbs, roots, flowers. Depending on the composition, it has a bitter, sour, spicy or bittersweet taste. Initially, this group of alcohol appeared as a medicine, later herbal tinctures began to be served as a digestif, added to cocktails.
The manufacturer himself distinguishes the product into a separate category of alcohol – “Siberian specialty using taiga distillate technology”, but this is only a marketing ploy, since all types of Sibbitter are produced according to the usual vodka GOST.
Production technology
Sibbitter’s original recipes are kept secret, it is only known that the manufacturer was inspired by classic examples of world alcohol. In particular, Scotch whiskey became the prototype of Cedar Aged, and Siberian Forbs is vaguely similar to Angostura.
Types of tincture Sibbitter
With distillate of taiga honey. Vodka with honey, sugar free, 40%.
With linden blossom distillate. Vodka with lime blossom, 40%.
Siberian forbs. Siberian herbal tincture, 38%. Considered more feminine.
Siberian honey with pepper. Tincture with honey and pepper, 38%. The shape of the bottle and the design of the label are reminiscent of bourbon, thyme and mint are felt in the bouquet.
Siberian crap. Horseradish tincture, 38%. It has a sharp taste, goes well with fish soup, dried (dried) fish, bacon, cold cuts.
Aged cedar. Aged tincture with pine nuts, 38%. Also included are honey, thyme, ginger, bison.
Feedback
Tasters who have tried Sibbiter note that despite the high strength, tinctures are drunk easily and softly, they warm well (especially versions with horseradish and pepper) and help with colds.
An undoubted plus of Siberian tinctures is an affordable price (about 5-6 dollars for a bottle of 0.5 l). Minus – alcohol is sometimes felt, although the herbal profile is always powerful and most often drowns out the vodka taste. In addition, despite the XNUMX% naturalness declared by the manufacturer, the composition contains dyes and flavors.
How to drink Sibbitter
“Siberian Specialty” is served in vodka glasses as an aperitif or digestif. Fragrant tinctures can be drunk neat or mixed with cola, soda and juice.
Sibbitters eat vegetable dishes, traditional dishes of Russian cuisine. Drinks of the entire line are combined with fried meat, fish, grilled vegetables.
Cocktails with Sibbiters
Sibbiter vodka, of course, can be used in all classic vodka cocktails – it will turn out original and fresh. The tinctures are too unique and are unlikely to replace existing bitters, but the manufacturer offers several recipes:
- 1 part lemon juice, 2 parts raspberry syrup, 5 parts Siberian Herbs, 7 parts cranberry juice – mix everything in a shaker with ice or pour into a glass in sequence and mix.
- 1 part lemon juice, 2 parts cucumber syrup, 5 parts Siberian Honey with Pepper, 7 parts soda water – prepare in a shaker with ice and two crushed cucumber slices.
- 1 part lemon juice, 2 parts cherry syrup, 5 parts Aged Cedarwood, 7 parts soda water – mix in a shaker with ice.
- 2 parts lemon tonic, 2.5 parts Siberian Pepper Honey, 5 parts any citrus juice – mix in a shaker or glass with plenty of ice.
