Spirits & Bitters Recs | Bartender Brandyn Tepper

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Bartender Brandyn Tepper, Hinoki & The Bird, Los Angeles, CA, California, What To Drink, Cocktails, Ingredients, Spirits, Liqueurs, Liquors, Ingredient Tips, Artisan, Small Production, Import, Haus Alpenz, Importer, Distributor, Gentiane, Aperitif, Best Cocktails in Los Angeles

Bartender Brandyn Tepper is the head bartender of Hinoki & The Bird in Los Angeles. He honed his skills behind the stick at Mr. Ricks in Avila Beach and was the lead bartender at the The Wellesbourne in Venice.

Brandyn passes along his bartender’s tips for unique ingredients and spirits his excited about using.

Brandyn passes along his bartender’s tips for unique ingredients and spirits he is excited about using.

Bartender’s Tips

Haus Alpenz

“I love using products like bitter liqueurs, fortifiers, high-proof rums are awesome. A gentleman by the name of Eric Seed of Haus Alpenz is responsible for bringing over products like Byrrh Grand Quinquina, Dolin Vermouths, Cocchi, Bonal, Zucca and Salers, not to mention he is a great wealth of knowledge if you want to learn about importing and exporting. We use them in Negroni and Manhattan variations, and also as aperitif cocktails.”

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Salers Gentiane Liqueur

“We started out using Bittermens, but that soon became hard to get a hold of in bulk. Salers is another venerable French apéritif, made from gentian root and white wine. It’s funky, it’s weird, and it’s French. It has a bold flavor, with vegetal notes and a bit of a rooty finish.”

[Read more about Gentiane Aperitifs and try some cocktail recipes.]