Regans' Orange Bitters No. 6 148ml 45%

Six recipes in, and the sixth was the one.

• Volume: 148ml
• ABV: 45%
• Origin: USA
• Style: Orange Bitters
• Age: Not aged
• Release: Core range

Gary Regan spent years working through recipes for an orange bitters that could hold its own in a cocktail rather than disappear into it. The sixth attempt was the keeper, and No. 6 has been a bar staple ever since — built on bitter orange peel with cardamom running underneath.

What it delivers

• Bitter orange peel leading, bright and unmistakably citrus
• Cardamom giving the spine that most orange bitters lack
• Enough intensity at 45% to register in a stirred drink
• Dry rather than sweet, so it lifts without cloying

Why it matters

• The orange bitters that brought the style back into serious bartending
• Made for the Martinez, the Old Fashioned and a proper dry Martini
• Pairs naturally with Peychaud's across a working back bar
• A bartender's bottle, developed by one of the craft's own