Once used for medicinal purposes, today's flavor-packed cocktail bitters are spice-laden, herbal extracts that can transform a drink with a mere drop or two. As the name suggests, the alcoholic ...

Originally sold as a medicinal tincture in the 19th century, bitters are often one of the most overlooked cocktail ingredients. However, any experienced bartender will tell you that just a few drops ...

FARGO - Bitter may be the best way to describe this winter, but bitters are heating up around town. Bitters - made of herbs, bark or roots - are making a big comeback as part of the resurgence of ...

We all go through phases in life. Like baking sourdough bread or regrowing scallions on windowsills. Or wearing hot pants (hey, they're back!). You may have gone through a cocktail phase, particularly ...

Artisanal bitters are all the rage these days and some of the most interesting are being made by the Bitter Truth. Their Celery Bitters, a vegetal elixir with notes of grass and citrus, is ideal for ...

Today, savvy bartenders – armed with a deep knowledge of the classics along with great ingredients and style – are elevating ...

The Old Fashioned calls for three dashes of Angostura bitters, and the Manhattan demands two. A truly quintessential Martini sings with a dash of orange bitters, and a Sazerac isn’t a Sazerac without ...

After learning all about the types of bitters on the market and the history of the non-potable tincture last week with Bill and Lill Buitenhuys of AZ Bitters Lab, Travis Nass of the Last Drop Bar at ...

Savory cocktails aren’t new. You know this, of course, if your go-to brunch cocktail is a Bloody Mary with a slab of bacon. But what is intriguing is that bartenders are starting to explore savory ...

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