Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date.

Aromatic bitters, according to our experts, are the most common and classic bitters you can get. They tend to have notes of spices and bittering herbs and are traditionally added to cocktails like old ...

The Watkins Co.'s Aromatic and Orange Bitters are made with all-natural ingredients and no artificial colors or flavorings. A 154-year-old spice and extract company has turned its bittersweet history ...

You’ve got the gin and tonic down. You’re quick with a bourbon and ginger. You can sniff out a bottle at the wine shop that pretty much anyone will enjoy. And you can talk craft beer with the best of ...

Aromatic bitters are like seasoning for cocktails, but it can be hard to know what to reach for. We asked experts to ...

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 ...

Effortless entertaining comes down to the pre-prep, especially for impressive beverages. Jugs of ready-mixed cocktails are a wonderfully easy way to get the party started. Make the most of the last of ...

This bitters "starter pack" is to drinks like your spice rack is to food! Several of our favorite classic and current mixed drinks share an ingredient that nearly all professional mixologists swear by ...

This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what people in the food industry are obsessed with eating, drinking, and buying right now. I find myself drinking Hella Cocktail Co.’s Bitters & Soda at ...

With quarantine stretching on and folks drinking with a post-Prohibition level of fervor, home cocktail culture is booming. That’s why you need some solid bitters on your bar cart — a mix of classics ...

Lately, one Angeleno has been telling bartenders to keep adding bitters to her Champagne cocktail “until it’s the color of my prom dress.” That’s way more than a dash or two -- it takes about a ...