Build a Custom Bitters Kit

To purchase a custom kit, simply email us a list of the spices, glassware, and accessories that you would like to order along with the shipping zip code. We will add up the total, calculate shipping, and create a custom invoice for you. sales@highdesertbotanicals.com

Why build your own bitters kit? Because you can get exactly the ingredients you want. Whether you're looking for ingredients for a specific recipe or want the complete set of herbs for Brad Parson's "Bitters" book, you can choose exactly the items you want in your kit.

Herbs and spices are packaged in 4 fl oz (about 1/2 cup or 120ml) plastic bags or four 1 fl oz bags, weights vary by herb type; tins are available for an additional $1.25 each. 

* Denotes products that are organic or responsibly wild-harvested.

$2 for each 4 fluid ounce (1/2 cup or 120 ml) bag:

- Caraway Seed (whole)

- Celery Seed (whole)

- Chamomile (whole)

- Cocoa Bean Hulls (broken)

- Coriander (whole)

- Fennel Seed (whole)

- Hibiscus Flower (whole)

- Hops (whole)

- Horehound Herb (cut & sifted)

- Lavender (cut & sifted)

- Lemon Verbena Leaf (whole)

- Marigold Petals (whole)

- Mustard Seed (whole)

- Myrtle Leaf (whole) *

- Peppermint Leaf (cut & sifted)

- Rose Petals (whole)

- Spearmint Leaf (cut & sifted)

- Yarrow Flower (cut & sifted)

$2.50 for each 4 fluid ounce bag:

- Allspice Berries (whole)

- Ajwain Seed (whole)

- Barberry Root (cut & sifted)

- Black Walnut Bark (cut & sifted) *

- Black Walnut Leaf (cut & sifted) *

- Black Walnut Hull (cut & sifted) *

- Burdock Root (cut & sifted)

- Calamus Root (cut & sifted)

- Chicory Root (raw, cut & sifted)  

- Chicory Root (roasted, cut & sifted)

- Smoked Chili Flakes (cut & sifted)

- Cinnamon Chips (Cassia)

- Citric Acid (ground)

- Ginger (dry, cut & sifted)

- Elderflower (whole)

- Fenugreek Seed (whole)

- Hyssop Herb (cut & sifted)

- Juniper Berries (whole)

- Lemon Peel (cut & sifted)

- Licorice Root (cut & sifted)

- Marshmallow Root (cut & sifted)

- Nigella Seed (whole)

- Oregon Grape Root (cut & sifted) *

- Quassia Wood (cut & sifted) *

- Rose Hips (cut & sifted)

- Seville (Sour or Bitter) Orange Peel (cut & sifted)

- Spearmint (cut & sifted)

- Star Anise (whole)

- Szechuan Pepper (whole) *

- Wild Cherry Bark (cut & sifted) *

- Wintergreen Leaf (cut & sifted)

- White Oak Bark (cut & sifted)

- Witch Hazel Bark (cut & sifted)

- Wormwood Herb (cut & sifted) *

$3.50 for each 4 fluid ounce bag:

- Angelica Root (cut & sifted) 

- Apricot kernels (whole) 

- Astragalus Root (slices)

- Birch Bark (cut & sifted)

- Black Peppercorns (whole)

- Carob Bean (cut & sifted)

- Cinchona Bark (cut & sifted or ground)

- Cinnamon Chips (Sweet)

- Cloves (whole)

- Dandelion Root (roasted, cut & sifted)

- Grapefruit Peel (granulated)

- Green Peppercorns (whole)

- Incense Cedar Cones (whole)

- Milk Thistle Seed (whole)

- Red Bell Pepper Flakes (cut & sifted)

- Rooibos Tea (cut & sifted)

- Rhubarb Root (cut & sifted)

- Sarsaparilla Root (cut & sifted)

- Schizandra Berry (whole)

- Sour (Pie) Cherries (whole)

- Spikenard Root (cut & sifted)

- Tangerine Peel (small cut)

- White Peppercorns (whole)

$4.50 for each 4 fl oz bag:

- Cocoa Beans (roasted, whole) 

- Cubeb Berries (whole)

- Gentian Root (cut & sifted) *

- Inca Berries (whole)

- Kola Nut (ground)

- Black Long Pepper (whole) *

- Pink Pepper (whole)

- Sour Cherry Pits (roasted, whole) *

- Uda Seed (whole)

- Uziza Seed (whole)

- Wild Forest Pepper (whole)

$5.50 for each 4 fluid ounce bag:

- Black Cardamom (whole)

- Green Cardamom (whole)

- Devil's Club Root (cut & sifted)*

- Grains of Paradise (whole) *

- Lemon Cubeb Pepper (whole)

- Mace (whole)

- Nutmeg (whole)

- Orris Root (cut & sifted)

- Red Long Pepper (whole)

- Red Root (Ceanothus, cut & sifted)

- Sassafras Root Bark (cut & sifted) *

- 4 oz tins - $1.25 each
- 250 ml Apothecary jars - $4.50 each

Dropper bottles:
- Amber Barnes - $2.50 each

- Clear Barnes - $2.50 each

- Clear Boston round - $2.50 each

- Amber Boston round - $2.50 each

- Clear French square - $2.50 each

- Amber French square - $2.25 each

- Amber with ground glass pipette - $3.50 each

- Clear with ground glass pipette - $3.50 each

Accessories:
- Funnel and 10 filter papers - $2 each
- 10 extra Filter Papers - $1 each
- 60 ml Irrigation Syringe (for measuring and blending small amounts of liquid) - $2 each


I do offer discounts for larger orders, particularly multiples of the same item. Any of the items you see in my other kits (wooden boxes and trays, other sizes of apothecary jars, dasher bottles, soda siphons) are available for custom orders too.

Please make sure to consult your healthcare provider about what herbs and spices are safe for you to ingest if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, taking any medications, or have any medical concerns.