A cozy, intimate setting tucked away on Historic 3rd Street. Libations and small plates.
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, craft beers, and thoughtfully crafted food.
Menu
House Creations
the problem solver
buffalo trace | demerara | house bitters | orange twist
classy af
citadelle | luxardo maraschino | tfs viollettes | fresh lemon | orchid
the chubby ginger
lake house | house ginger syrup | fresh lime | soda | candied ginger
low expectation
housemade gin & tonic | choose either saffron, strawberry or blackberry
teddy roosevelt
1776 rye | cherry heering | antica carpano | absinthe rinse | luxardo cherry
the moulin rouge
plymouth gin | elderflower | yellow chartreuse | lemon | strawberry
vote for pedro
appleton rum | px sherry | apricot liqueur | lemon | organic cane
yeah buddy!
st george green chile vodka | jalapeno | pineapple cordial | lime | sea salt
i’d dry hop that
tattersall gin | antica carpano | peychauds apertivo | saaz hops | grapefruit bitters
fergalicious
1776 rye | creme de peches | housemade rasberry cordial | lemon | egg white
merchant on 3rd
mezcal | fresh pineapple | house ginger syrup | fresh lemon | peychauds
brienne of tarth
housemade limoncello | absinthe | fresh lemon | organic cane | star anise
sexual healing
camus vs cognac | house grenadine | alessio bianco | lemon | dash marvin gaye
sandy bottom
buffalo trace | fresh lemon + pineapple | velvet falernum | demerara | ango | mint
freddie mercury
lunazul blanco | mezcal | fresh orange | housemade hibiscus habanero cordial
#that
sauternes | camus vs | apricot eau de vie | organic cane | lemon
B/P Classics
manhattan
woodford reserve | cocchi di torino | angostura bitters | luxardo cherry
martini
citadelle gin | alessio bianco vermouth | castelvetrano olives | stirred | cold af
boulverdier
james e pepper 1776 | punt e mas | peychauds apertivo | orange twist
penicilin
monkey shoulder | house ginger syrup | honey | fresh lemon | candied ginger
smoke & mirror
el buho mezcal | luxardo maraschino | alessio bianco | fresh lime | lemon twist
french 75
tattersall gin | fresh lemon | organic cane | marsuret prosecco | lemon twist
rum runner
el dorado 12 | white rum | banana liqueur | creme de mure | orange | pineapple
sidecar
camus vs | luxardo triple sec | demerara | fresh lemon | sugar rim
amaretto sour
luxardo amaretto | 1776 rye | fresh lemon | demerara | cherry
pisco sour
barsol pisco | fresh lemon | organic cane | egg white | ango bitters
sazerac
1776 rye| camus vs | demerara | absinthe rinse | peychaud | ango
carbonated margarita
lunazul blanco | luxardo triple sec | lime | organic agave | Co2
applejack rabbit
osocalis apple brandy | fresh lemon | fresh orange | organic vermont maple
hemmingway daquiri
brinley white rum | luxardo maraschino | fresh lime | fresh grapefruit | organic cane | Co2
blood and sand
monkey shoulder scotch | cherry heering | antica carpano | fresh orange
mai tai
brinley white rum | el dorado 12 year rum | luxardo triple sec | house orgeat | lime
BUBBLES / ROSE
NV | PROSECCO DI TREVISO – MASURET, VENETO, ITALY
NV | CHAMPAGNE – BESSERATE DE BELELFON, EPERNAY, FRANCE
2017 | ROSE – ELOUAN, OREGON
2017 | ROSE – CHATEAU L’ERMITAGE, RHONE VALLEY, FRANCE
2015 | SCHRAMSBERG – BRUT ROSE, CALISTOGA, CALIFORNIA
NV | CHARLES HEIDSEICK – BRUT ROSE , REIMS, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
NV | LAURENT-PERRIER – CUVEE ROSE 1.5L, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
WHITES
2016 | PINOT GRIGIO- CESARI, VENEZIE, ITALY
2017 | SAUVIGNON BLANC – KONO, MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND
2016 | SAUVIGNON BLANC – CHATEAU DE CHANTEGRIVE, GRAVES, FR
2017 | RIESLING – DONNHOFF, NAHE, GERMANY
2014 | RIESLING – VONN WINNINGS, PFALTZ, GERMANY
2017 | CHARDONNAY – DOMAINE WILLIAM FEVRE, CHABLIS, FRANCE
2017 | CHARDONNAY – FRANKY FAMILY, CARNEROS, CALIFORNIA
2003 | JOH. JOS. PRUM – WEHLENER SONNENUHR AUSLESE, GERMANY
REDS
2016 | PINOT NOIR – BOEN, TRI APPELLATION, CALIFORNIA
2017 | PINOT NOIR – CLOUDLINE CELLARS, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OR
2018 | MALBEC – SANTA JULIA ORGANICA, MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
2015 | SANGIOVESE – BADIA A COLTIBOUNO, CHIANTI CLASSICO, ITALY
2016 | ZINFADEL BLEND – RIDGE VINEYARDS, SONOMA COUNTY, CA
2016 | BLEND – CH. DE SAINT COSME, COTES DU RHONE, FRANCE
2009 | MERLOT BLEND – CHATEAU VIGNOT, SAINT-EMILION, FRANCE
2014 | CABERNET SAUVIGNON – OPOLO VINEYARDS, PASO ROBLES, CA
2014 | CABERNET SAUVIGNON – QUILT RESERVE, NAPA VALLEY, CA
2016 | PINOT NOIR – XAVIER MONOT, BURGUNDY, FRANCE
2008 | CABERNET BLEND – CHATEAU GLORIA 1.5L, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
2016 | CABERNET SAUVIGNON – QUILT 1.5L, NAPA VALLEY, CA
2009 | CABERNET BLEND – CHATEAU CANTEMERLE, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
CRAFT BEER
bauhaus helles
toppling goliath pompeii
st bernardus abt 12
duchesse de bourgogne
SMALL PLATES
josh’s marinated nuts
cheese board
chacurterie board
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.