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Critter Bitters: Cocktail bitters made with toasted crickets

Created by Trouble Makers (Julia Plevin and Lucy Knops)

Drinking cocktails won't save the world, but eating insects might. Critter Bitters take the 'ick' factor out of eating insects.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

the waiting game
over 9 years ago – Wed, Jul 06, 2016 at 08:05:48 AM

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The latest and greatest
about 10 years ago – Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 12:00:05 PM

Hi Critter Bitters friends and family!

We know the question you're all asking: When can I expect to get my own bottle of Critter Bitters? 

Here's the answer: In the next few months, we hope. We've submitted our recipe to the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Trade Bureau) and heard that it's been assigned to someone. We have everything else lined up so as soon as we get approved by this bureau that sits in the US Department Of Treasury, we should have a streamlined process to get the bitters to you. Thank you so much for your patience on that front! We can't wait to get going on this.

In other news, we're still making headlines — check out these articles from Vice & This Is Mold & Medical Daily

We also just got back from speaking about Critter Bitters at Design Observer's Taste Symposium in Los Angeles. We were so honored to be included in the lineup of amazing people in food and design including Mark Bittman, Lynda Deakin for IDEO, Jessica Koslow from Sqirl, Dr. Ricardo Salvador from the Union of Concerned Scientists and more. We loved the shout out in Core77 about the event.

We served Ladybug Punch at the Taste Symposium after party!
We served Ladybug Punch at the Taste Symposium after party!

We'll keep you posted on upcoming events in San Francisco and New York. Also, if you're really into entomophagy, join us in Detroit for a conference on eating insects from May 26 -28, 2016. More about that here

As always, feel free to message us or email us at [email protected] with any questions or feedback. We'd love to hear from you! 

PS: Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest!

BackerKit surveys are coming to you!
over 10 years ago – Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 11:20:58 AM

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Next Steps!
over 10 years ago – Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 09:52:42 PM

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We did it!!
over 10 years ago – Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 11:23:57 PM

 Thank you for making Critter Bitters happen! 

You've helped make our dreams come true. We're still enjoying the afterglow of this crazy-awesome Kickstarter campaign.

Stay tuned for details. In the coming weeks we will be reaching out to you for your email addresses and snail (cricket?!) mail addresses and sharing updates on our progress.

In the meantime, check us out on Fox News!

And as always, Facebook and Twitter for the latest.

Forever grateful, 
Julia and Lucy