Crafted By Hand.
Stored in Jars.
Thanked by Tongues.

meet the founders

ABOUT ANNA:

Born and raised in New York City, Anna has spent most of her life learning about food, cooking, and ingredients. Whether it was learning to cook her grandmother’s traditional Thanksgiving dinner, reading a book about cheese written in French (note: Anna does not speak French), or hosting a blind bourbon tasting with some family to figure out if she’d been buying the right brand all those years, Anna knew food and beverage would be a major part of her life. After graduating college in central New York, she attended culinary school in Manhattan. She spent many years working in the hospitality industry for some of the greatest names in New York City before striking out on a new adventure. Armed with her Ivy League Bartending Degree (IE the 6 week bartending course at Columbia!), Anna packed her bags, moved upstate, and translated her love for ingredients into the bitters world.

Put down the burger, Mike.

What's in the vials, Anna?

MEET MIKE:

Born in Bermuda, but not raised there much to his chagrin, Mike grew up in New York City, cut his teeth bartending there, and eventually left 'cause the RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH! At 23 if you'd asked Mike his favorite drink, he would've said a Bud Light and shot of Jameson. The cocktail world then exploded and so did Mike's tastes. A stint in Austin, a winter in New Orleans, a few summers in Vermont, a Masters in Fiction Writing, and Mike was a full blown cocktail enthusiast (who still loves shots of whiskey and cheap beer). Mike approached alcohol as he approached most other things in life - with vigor and an academic spirit. He read the books, experimented (by tasting of course - it's research!), and fell in love with the history of alcohol and the stories of those who made it. After many years behind the bar, Mike decided to join the brethren of alcohol makers and write his own booze story, bringing his knowledge and creativity to a new venture.

our story

Hot damn, how did we get here?! Just like the perfect bitters, it took time, patience, trials, and a whole lot of tasting.

Tonic & Tinctures Bitters Company was founded by Anna Monaco and Michael Shane in the fall of 2017. Veterans of the food and beverage industry, Mike and Anna saw TNT as their way of breaking into the production side of the business with a bang.

TNT seeks to make bitters and cocktails more approachable. Not every great cocktail has to come from a dimly lit apothecary or the rooftop of a grand hotel, and not every bitter has to look like medicine (though they're damn good on the stomach). Food, drink, and everything that goes into them should be fun!

So - BOOM - hit your tongue with some flavor dynamite!

from dust

In the first few months at TNT, we looked more like a construction company than a bitters company. We took an old storage space above the Cambridge Food Co-op and with a little grease de la elbow, turned it into our own booze palace. The space spoke to us - both because of its rustic appeal and because with our commitment to local, it only made sense for us to help a local organization and reinvent and reinvigorate an old space.

To Bitters

With space in place, we make-a the bitters. Herbs and spices and botanicals - oh my! We stuffed the space full of the junk and added some extra high proof GNS. We put unique combinations of these products in some tightly sealed jars and wait patiently. Then with their powers combined, they form some sweet ass flavor profiles.

to tnt

A wise Mel Brooks character once said, "Merchandising!" We here at TNT recognize the power of brand and wanted to create one that would explode off the shelves. Pun 100% intended. TNT Bitters should be fun to play with in cocktails, experiment with in food, and most importantly, fun to drink. We're seeking to blow up the bitters world and change how you think about these crazy concoctions.