Bitter Queens Essential Bitters Variety Pack
Bitter Queens Essential Bitters Variety Pack is a gift-ready taster set of four 0.5 oz bitters bottles — Marie Laveau Tobacco, Opulent Odessa Orange, Bangkok Betty Thai Spice, and Joker Judy Chocolate Walnut — the brand's most popular flavors in one box, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Format: 4 × 0.5 fl oz bottles (variety pack)
- Contents (verified): Marie Laveau Tobacco, Opulent Odessa Orange, Bangkok Betty Thai Spice, Joker Judy Chocolate Walnut
- Positioning: the brand's most popular bitters; ideal for gifts or home-bar experimentation
- Awards: individual expressions carry Proof Awards wins (Silver: Tobacco; Double Gold: Thai Spice; Bronze: Eucalyptus, Chocolate Walnut)
- Origin: Bitter Queens — born in the Bay Area, now based in New Orleans, LA
Four Queens, One Box
Can't pick a personality? The Essential pack is Bitter Queens' answer: four half-ounce bottles covering the brand's greatest hits — the smoky-savory Marie Laveau Tobacco, the perfumed Opulent Odessa Orange, the fiery Bangkok Betty Thai Spice, and the cozy Joker Judy Chocolate Walnut. The brand's official copy positions it exactly right: "a selection of our most popular bitters, ideal for creating a variety of classic and modern cocktails… perfect for gifts or to experiment with in your home bar." Note the contents are verified from the brand's own shop page — there's a separate "Enchanted" pack (Shanghai Shirley 5-Spice, Nor Cal Nancy Eucalyptus, Sassy Sally Sarsaparilla, Cannonball Cate Caribbean) that is a different product entirely. For the full-size versions of each flavor, browse the Bitter Queens collection; for another angle on bitters as a category, see the Shanghai Shirley 5-Spice Bitters that anchors the Enchanted set.
Tasting Notes
Four distinct profiles in one box: savory smoke-and-vanilla (Tobacco), perfumed citrus-and-chamomile (Orange), citrusy Thai heat with lemongrass and chile (Thai Spice), and roasty chocolate-walnut comfort (Chocolate Walnut). Together they cover nearly every cocktail family.
How to Enjoy
Treat it as a tasting flight for your bar: dash the Orange into a whiskey sour, the Thai Spice into a Margarita, the Tobacco into a Manhattan, and the Chocolate Walnut into an Old Fashioned — then restock your favorites in full 5oz bottles.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's inside the Essential pack?
Four 0.5oz bottles: Marie Laveau Tobacco, Opulent Odessa Orange, Bangkok Betty Thai Spice, and Joker Judy Chocolate Walnut — verified against the brand's official shop page.
Is this the same as the Enchanted pack?
No — the Enchanted variety pack is a separate product with different contents (5-Spice, Eucalyptus, Sarsaparilla, Caribbean). This is the Essential pack.
Is it a good gift?
It's the brand's own gift recommendation — four award-associated flavors in one box, ideal for someone building a home bar.
How long do the small bottles last?
At a few dashes per cocktail, each 0.5oz bottle seasons dozens of drinks — plenty to find your favorite before committing to a full-size bottle.
Give the gift of a better home bar — order the Bitter Queens Essential Bitters Variety Pack online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.