Bitter Pops Unveils Eight New Fall Cocktails + North Jersey Ripper as October's Regional Hot Dog

This fall, Bitter Pops is launching eight cocktails that offer the flavors of autumn with a selection of martinis, coffee cocktails, and seasonal twists on classics.

Three New Martinis:

• Espresso Martini - featuring a blend of Hexe Coffee Roastery cold brew and Bitter Pops coffee demerara, Vodka and Borghetti Espresso Liqueur. This Espresso Martini offers a coffee flavor with walnut bitters. The finishing touch is a creamy foam and a garnish of coffee beans.
• Chocolate Martini - this cocktail features Chay Plant Based Sugar Free Vanilla Vodka, chocolate liqueur, cacao liqueur, chocolate bitters, made with oat milk and topped with foam. Finished with Ghirardelli chocolate rings and a light dusting of Ghirardelli cocoa powder. 
• Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Martini - made with Chay Plant Based Sugar Free Vanilla Vodka, chocolate liqueur, cacao liqueur, chocolate bitters, and a seasonal twist of pumpkin spice. Made with oat milk and topped with foam, this cocktail is finished with pumpkin spice rings, a dusting of allspice cocoa powder.

Three New Coffee Cocktails:

• Dirty Chai Rum - a blend of spiced rum and Freeman House chai concentrate, this cocktail balances the flavors of Hexe Coffee Roastery cold brew, cinnamon bitters, and Bitter Pops coffee demerara. Finished with oat milk, foam, and a harvest rim.
• Cherry Whiskey Almond - combining the flavor of Traverse City Cherry Whiskey with the nuttiness of Amaretto and chocolate liqueur, this coffee cocktail includes cold brew, bitters, and foam. A toasted almond sugar rim and a Luxardo cherry add the finishing touch.
• Coconut Mezcal Earthy - mezcal meets the sweetness of coconut liqueur and chocolate liqueur. With spiced chocolate bitters, cold brew, and a toasted coconut sugar rim.

Seasonal Cocktails:

• Pumpkin Spice Manhattan - a Fall twist on the Manhattan, this cocktail features Knob Creek 7-year Rye Whiskey and Carpano Antica, complemented by pumpkin spice liqueur and walnut bitters.
• Apple Margarita - made with Corazon Reposado, Pomme Apple Calvados, and allspice dram. The addition of apple cider simple and cinnamon bitters brings seasonal flair, while a harvest rim and a splash of lemon.

There is a brand-new regional hot dog at Bitter Pops who bids farewell to the Michigan Coney, and introduces their October feature: the North Jersey Ripper! 

This East Coast hot dog is straight from Clifton, New Jersey, and inspired by Rutt’s Hut—a North Jersey institution since 1928. The Ripper gets its name from the way it’s cooked. A pork and beef Thumann’s Link is deep-fried until the natural casing cracks and "rips" open, delivering a crunch with every bite. The dog is then topped with mustard and cabbage relish, a recipe passed down from Rutt’s founders, Abe and Anna Rutt.

Bitter Pops’ Ripper starts with a 7” all-natural casing Vienna Beef hot dog, deep-fried then topped with their version of Abe and Anna’s original relish, featuring cabbage, carrots, onions, green peppers, and a special blend of spices made in-house.