Bitters are an integral part of cocktail culture; an indispensable tool in crafting the flavor profile of mixed drinks. We are apt to think of them as “cocktail bitters” as a result ...

Up until a couple of years ago, I only regularly encountered them in something like an Old Fashioned, a classic drink made up of a spirit (usually bourbon or whiskey), water, sugar and bitters.

Yet for all their importance in the arsenal of a great drinks professional, bitters remain relatively underused at home by a large swath of the cocktail-making public. For right around $10 ...

Truthfully, I didn't know all that much about bitters; I knew that most drinks only called for two to three shakes of the minuscule bottle and I didn't feel like shelling out the money for what ...

Shocking, we know. As for why you'd want that, Avery Glasser, CEO of small batch bitters creator Bittermens explains, "If you think about the flavors we get in cocktails, it's primarily sour (for ...

They’re usually the smallest component of the drink in your glass, but if you leave them out, you can end up with a spineless mess. Cocktail bitters evolved out of archaic medicines made from ...

But what are Angostura bitters, and how did they earn their place in some of the most classic cocktails on the planet? What's with that label? In the interest of helping you go to the bar smarter ...

several of these drinks just wouldn't be the same if it weren't for a drop or two of bitters. These herbal extracts are tiny in amount but mighty in flavor, and they can change a drink from basic ...