Since 1863, Rochester’s Fee Brothers has made cocktail flavorings, best known for the bitters and syrups that have carried the family business through five generations. Once among the last U.S. producers of cocktail bitters, the company now continues that tradition under fifth-generation owners Jon and Benn Spacher while developing newer tools such as ready-to-use Fat Wash.
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Blackbird Specialty Beverage COBottled by the Itaberco family in Maryland, Blackbird Specialty Beverage Co. makes concentrated, shelf-stable cocktail syrups for mixologists building frozen or batched craft drinks. Its mixes use premium organic and natural ingredients, while its flavor compounds bring real fruit and juice to beer without the handling demands of a purée. The company’s range includes distinctive bar-ready bases such as Espresso and Bitters, designed to give professional beverage programs a consistent pour.STEVENSVILLE, MD
The Cooper Spirits CoEstablished in 2006 by Robert J. Cooper and Katie Cooper, The Cooper Spirits Co. is an independent maker of distinctive spirits, best known for Hochstadter’s Slow & Low Rock & Rye, a bottled cocktail built around aged straight rye whiskey. The company also develops carefully composed liqueurs and whiskey expressions, including the revived Crème Yvette and its aged Lock Stock & Barrel rye portfolio.PHILADELPHIA, PA
St. AgrestisFrom Italian immigrant family traditions to a Greenpoint, Brooklyn distillery, St. Agrestis makes hand-crafted non-alcoholic cocktails rooted in classic aperitivo culture. Founded by brothers Louis and Matt Catizone with Steven DeAngelo, the company became the first to produce amaro in New York City and is best known for its Phony Negroni. Everything is developed, produced, and bottled in-house using old-world methods and real botanicals, a process behind the line’s first-ever non-alcoholic Platinum and Best in Show awards at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.BROOKLYN, NY
Hercules Mulligan CompanyNamed for an Irish immigrant tailor and Revolutionary War spy, Hercules Mulligan Company makes ready-to-drink cocktails inspired by 18th-century recipes. Its original Rum & Rye is a pre-mixed Old Fashioned built around Caribbean rum, American rye and fresh organic ginger, while Eyr & Rye offers a ready-made Irish-American Manhattan. The blends are hand mixed, bottled, sealed and labeled.