Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

A long, long time ago—1824, to be precise—a guy named Dr. J.G.B. Siegert gave the world the gift of Angostura aromatic bitters. The stuff was intended to be a medicine, but ended up becoming one of ...

When your belly is upset, fast relief is important. But wouldn’t it be nice to not have an upset stomach to begin with? Digestive bitters can be used to naturally prevent the most common types of ...

Get an answer to the age-old question: What are bitters? Plus, learn why you'll want to use them for cooking, not just making cocktails. Here’s a riddle for you: What do old fashioneds, Manhattans, ...

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For people who don’t partake of cocktails, bitters can be a mystery. “They’ve only been known by the imbibing population,” said Sara Lund, who owns two downtown Salt Lake City cocktail bars and is the ...

Dominique Pariso is passionate about hunting for the lipstick that Navarro cheerleaders wear, the coolest plus-size jeans, and the next status candle. She is also a part-time dog-sitter. If you’re ...

Like most people, I drink bitters in cocktails or to undo the effects of too many cocktails. Recently I've been adding them to my SodaStream seltzer as a way to wean myself off LaCroix pamplemousse. I ...

Little brown bottles of bitters capped with black rubber stoppers, all lined up on a shelf, might make you wonder, "Do I need a prescription to buy these?" "They used to be considered medicine, you ...

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 ...

I remember arguing tooth and nail with a server I worked with seven years ago about whether bitters belonged in a Manhattan. The answer is now better publicized, but I had to grab a stack of cocktail ...