“ Whole cloves also are great to add to punches; just push them into the rind of a few orange or lemon wheels, then float the studded slices in the punch bowl. “And it’s no coincidence that cocktail bitters, which are frequently used to add aromatics to drinks, often feature clove. Angostura bitters in particular have a strong clove profile, which plays well in the Aperol Spice cocktail,” Newman says (recipe follows). Also, try the bitters dashed into a glass of ginger ale: “It’s a great remedy for a queasy stomach.
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All We Can Eat - I Spice: Cloves
I’ll try the bitters in that hot chocolate the next time I make it, because the clove flavor does play well with whiskey and orange. There’s a cinnamon-clove syrup recipe that accompanies that article too, so I might have to experiment with that as well.
