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A cozy, intimate setting tucked away on Historic 3rd Street. Craft cocktails, impeccable wine and beer.

About
Bitter & Pour

Now that we’re friends, here’s a little more about us.

Bitter & Pour® is the lovechild of four nice guys with stardust in their eyes. A subterranean hideaway housed in the Merchant Exchange building on Historic 3rd Street where only the finest spirits and elixirs are served to Rochester’s hippest drinkers. In the pursuit of excellence, we created a tiny altar that pays tribute to everything we’ve always wanted. A cozy and stylish atmosphere, detail-obsessive cocktails, impeccable wine, and craft beers.

Menu

  • COCKTAILS
  • MOCKTAILS
  • WINE

COCKTAILS

House Creations

the problem solver
buffalo trace | demerara | house bitters | orange twist

yeah buddy!
st george green chile vodka | jalapeno | pineapple cordial | lime | sea salt

the chubby ginger
lake house | house ginger syrup | fresh lime | soda | candied ginger

low expectation
housemade gin & tonic | blackberry, lemongrass-lime, or lavender

lightning joose
gin | midori | pineapple | lime | orange blossom | oleo saccharum | Co2

the moulin rouge
plymouth gin | elderflower | yellow chartreuse | lemon | strawberry

red eye to paradise
g4 tequila blanco | fresh lime | hibiscus agave | kaffir lime salt

brienne of tarth
housemade limoncello | absinthe | fresh lemon | organic cane | star anise

i’d dry hop that
j. carever gin | antica carpano | peychauds apertivo | saaz hops | grapefruit bitters

fergalicious
1776 rye | creme de peches | housemade rasberry cordial | lemon | egg white 

teddy roosevelt
1776 rye | cartron cherry | cocchi di torino | absinthe rinse 

peaches & cream
lake house vodka | creme de peches | fresh lemon | vanilla syrup | cream 

sotol recall
desert soto | madeira | fresh lemon | sorrel syrup | hibiscus | cinammon | anise 

sandy bottom
buffalo trace | fresh lemon + pineapple | velvet falernum | demerara | ango | mint

freddie mercury
lunazul blanco | mezcal | fresh orange | housemade hibiscus habanero cordial

you had me at hello
buffalo trace | apricot eau de vie | cartron cherry | lemon | milk-washed

dave berry
buffalo trace | housemade blackberry cordial | walnut | toasted rosemary

shiso honey
valentine old tom gin | agwa | honey | fresh lime | shiso | Co2

hanne banane
cognace | banana | maple syrup | fresh orange juice | fresh lemon

the spice is right
g4 blanco | ginger liqueur | lychee puree | fresh lime | Co2

B/P Classics

amaretto sour
luxardo amaretto | 1776 rye | fresh lemon | demerara | cherry

jungle bird
goslings rum | peychauds aperitivo | demerara | fresh lime | pineapple

boulverdier
james e pepper 1776 | punt e mes | peychauds aperitivo | orange twist

penicilin
monkey shoulder | house ginger syrup | honey | fresh lemon | candied ginger

avionde papel
el buho mezcal | peychauds aperitivo | liquor strega | fresh lime

mai tai
brinley white rum | el dorado 12 year rum | luxardo triple sec | house orgeat | lime

rum runner
el dorado 12 | white rum | banana liqueur | creme de mure | orange | pineapple

applejack rabbit
dampfwerk apple brandy | fresh lemon | fresh orange | organic vermont maple

MOCKTAILS

Mocktails

shirley temple
mexican sprite | house grenadine | luxardo cherry | cherry

virgin ginger
house ginger syrup | fresh lime | soda | candied ginger

zero expectation
house tonic | blackberry, lemongrass-lime, or lavender 

strawberry ginger
house ginger syrup | fresh lime | strawberry puree | soda

WINE

BUBBLES / ROSE

2021 | GRENACHE/SYRAH ROSE – CHATEAU DE CAMPUGET, FRANCE
2019 | CAVA – NAVERAN, CATALONIA, SPAIN
NV | BRUT ROSE – JCB, BURGUNDY, FRANCE
NV | CHAMPAGNE – J. LASSALLE PREFERENCE, 1ER CRU, FRANCE
NV | CHAMPAGNE – PEHU SIMONET GRAND CRU, VERZANA, FRANCE
NV | CHAMPAGNE – PAUL BARA GRAND CRU, BOUZY, FRANCE
NV | CHAMPAGNE – KRUG GRAND CUVEE 166EME EDITION, REIMS, FR

WHITES

2021 | PINOT GRIGIO- SANTA DI TERROSSA, VENEZIE, ITALY
2021 | SAUVIGNON BLANC – CLINE, NORTH COAST, CALIFORNIA
2019 | RIESLING – VONN WINNINGS, PFALTZ, GERMANY
2021 | RIESLING – DONNHOFF, NAHE, GERMANY
2021 | CHARDONNAY – PEDRONCELLI, SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
2020 | CHARDONNAY – TREFETHEN, OAK KNOLL DISTRICT, NAPA, CA
2003 | RIESLING – JJ PRUM – AUSLESE, WEHLENER SONNENUHR, GERMANY

REDS

2021 | PINOT NOIR – PEDRONCELLI, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY, SONOMA, CA
2017 | SANGIOVESE – BADIA A COLTIBUONO, CHIANTI CLASSICO, ITALY
2021 | MALBEC – SANTA JULIA ORGANICA, MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
2019 | BLEND – CH. DE SAINT COSME, COTES DU RHONE, FRANCE
2019 | CABERNET SAUVIGNON – AVV, ALEXANDER VALLEY, SONOMA, CA
2018 | CABERNET SAUVIGNON – CANVASBACK, RED MOUNTAIN, WA
2020 | ZINFANDEL BLEND – RIDGE VINEYARDS, SONOMA COUNTY, CA
2019 | PINOT NOIR – XAVIER MONOT MONOPOLE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE
2020 | ZINFADEL – TURLEY, DUSI VINEYARD, PASA ROBLES, CA
2020 | ZINFADEL BLEND – TURLEY, JUDGE BELL, AMADOR COUNTY, CA
2016 | CABERNET SAUVIGNON – QUILT 1.5L, NAPA VALLEY, CA

Find Us

We’re located in the heart of downtown Rochester on Historic 3rd Street SW. Housed in the lower level of Merchant Exchange building, you’ll have to search a bit to find our true whereabouts as we are not an “open book”. There’s plenty of street parking nearby if you plan on driving. Please note we are a cash-free establishment and unable to accommodate reservations at this time.

Hours

Monday: 4pm-12am
Tuesday: 4pm-12am
Wednesday: 4pm-12am
Thursday: 4pm-12am
Friday: 4pm-12am
Saturday: 4pm-12am
Sunday: Closed

Address 18 3rd Street SW
Lower Level
Rochester, MN 55902

Contact
Call us: 507-322-6320

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