Beloved by bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts for generations, bitters make drinks taste better. Ranging from age-old concoctions to new lively iterations, these potent potions enhance your favorite ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever added a splash of hot sauce to a sandwich or grain bowl, you understand the basics of cocktail bitters. Sold in small bottles and doled out by the dash, bitters are aromatic extracts ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Typically, bitters are used in cocktails. They're fragrant herbal ...

The bitters in the traditional iteration of a Manhattan are usually aromatic bitters like Angostura, another cocktail ingredient that deserves a spot in your kitchen pantry or bar cart. For a unique ...

Two centuries is a long time to keep a secret. The House of Angostura, the producer of Angostura bitters, has managed to do just that. The brand recently celebrated its 200th anniversary in Port of ...

Michael Allmandinger hasn’t been in the bartending game as long as some, but he’s already getting buzz for his creative drink menu at The Parlor, which he took over after Joshua James left to go to ...

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