About For Bitter For Worse

For Bitter For Worse makes complex cocktails with love, not alcohol. We use a patent-pending "reverse bootlegging" distillation process to achieve unparalleled depth of flavor. We're Shelley & Jeff: lifelong flavor-chaser, partners in biz and in love. For Bitter For Worse was born following a whale-watching trip on the Salish Sea. Shelley was diagnosed with an obscure neurological malady that caused her to break up with booze. When she couldn't find drinks that pleased her palate and met her ingredient standards, she got busy in the kitchen and developed our formulas. We have four expressions: Eva's spritz, our sparkling aperitif, The Saskatoon, an herbaceous alternative to red wine, Smoky no.56, our potent nightcap and versatile spirit alternative, and Rose City Fizz, our approachable fruit-forward sparkler. Our drinks have been awarded medals at the world's most prestigious competitions. We offer an alternative to too-sweet mocktails. Our drinks don't contain refined sugar or any lab-derived ingredients, such as "natural" flavors or preservatives. We don't use nootropics or adaptogens so that pregnant people may enjoy our cocktails. Our drinks are the ultimate inclusive beverage: people abstaining from alcohol can simply pour them over ice, and those who wish to "spike" may do so. Everyone can enjoy the same drink together! We have fun recipes too. FBFW drinks are not mixers, though. They're fully complete, layered cocktails—all the flavor, without the hangover.Read their story