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Dr Harris London restocks The Original Pick Me Up bitters

The legendary London apothecary brings back its celebrated cocktail bitters, formulated to enliven the morning ritual or precede an evening out.

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A dark amber glass bottle of Dr Harris London The Original Pick-Me-Up bitters with white label and black cap, standing on dark wood with glassware and fresh botanicals in soft focus behind
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Dr Harris London returns The Original Pick Me Up to stock as the festive season approaches, a moment when London’s most discerning palates turn toward the restorative and the refined. The amber bottle, dressed in its crisp white label emblazoned with red, sits elegant on the bar or the morning table, a tonic formulated by one of London’s most venerable apothecaries and dating back to the house’s establishment in 1790.

The Pick Me Up is rendered in all natural cocktail bitters, designed to be taken shortly before lunch or dinner, or summoned when one requires restoration to flagging spirits. The formula carries the measured efficacy of London apothecary craft, a discipline that has always understood the relationship between plant and palate, between ceremony and well being. The label carries the house’s characteristic restraint: an absence of unnecessary flourish, a confidence in the thing itself.

The bitters arrive now at a moment when thoughtful entertaining requires such elements. A single dash transforms the morning water into something contemplative; a measure steadies the hand before dinner. The bottle sits among glassware and spirits as an emblem of preparation, of the small rituals that elevate an ordinary hour into something deliberate and nourished.

Imagery courtesy of Dr Harris London (@drharrislondon).

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