The Bitter Pill: Dehydrated Angostura Bitters Tablets
April 17, 2012
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I wanted to find some more uses for the dehydrated liqueurs I spent a few months developing. The index to that experimentation is here.
Yesterday I tried putting dehydrated liqueurs into pill capsules, but these did not readily dissolve in any of the drinks I put them in.
So I went online and bought a pill press. You'll find them online often called a "pollen press" to make some sort of pollen pills (and I get the impression that they're also used in vaporizers with marijuana). Anyway, the one I bought was this simple split pipe and sleeve on Ebay. I bought the half-inch size.
You simply put some powder in the sleeve and the metal pipes into either end, then bang them together using a rubber or wooden hammer. It produces a tablet of sorts that you can make in any thickness.
So now they're ready to use. One of the first ones I made was not the Campari or other typical liqueurs, but Angostura bitters. (I mixed Angostura and sugar and dehydrated them together in the oven.)
That way, this "bitter pill" of Angostura and sugar can be added to bourbon to make an instant Old Fashioned cocktail.
It can also be added to champagne to make a Champagne Cocktail.
Or you could put one on your tongue!
Good grief, that would be something. I want to make them now. >:D
Posted by: jellydonut | April 17, 2012 at 08:31 AM
Red, Blue, or Brown Pill?
Posted by: erik.ellestad | April 17, 2012 at 10:23 AM
and..... how did it work? Did it dissolve on it's own, or need some sort of agitation?
Posted by: Jared Hirsch | April 17, 2012 at 07:36 PM
Oh, I see, You're stringing it out. Good job
Posted by: Jared Hirsch | April 18, 2012 at 09:30 AM
:)
Posted by: Camper English | April 18, 2012 at 09:45 AM
I wonder if any of the head shops in the Haight sell pollen presses...
Posted by: Aynsavoy | May 02, 2012 at 08:18 PM
That would probably be easier than ordering one online as I did!
Posted by: Camper English | May 02, 2012 at 08:27 PM
Well, I'll probably be checking shortly! By the way, are the tablets pretty stable after being formed? Would they travel well?
Posted by: Aynsavoy | May 02, 2012 at 10:49 PM
Well they don't seem to disintegrate on their own, but they could definitely use some minor padding in between them for shipping.
Posted by: Camper English | May 04, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Cool; thanks!
Posted by: Aynsavoy | May 08, 2012 at 04:27 PM