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 ...

Aromatic bitters are like seasoning for cocktails, but it can be hard to know what to reach for. We asked experts to recommend which taste best with whiskey.

Bitters: Things are getting spicier by the minute on the bar scene. Cocktail expert Adam Lantheaume isn't afraid to tell the bitters truth. Making drinks without adding a dash or two of bitters is ...

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.

ROCHESTER, NY -- You could say Fee Brothers. of Rochester has been the Noah’s Ark of the American cocktail scene. For much of the 20th century it was the only American producer of cocktail bitters -- ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I have about seven bottles of cocktail bitters ...

It is theorized that humans are the only species that embraces bitterness. A sensation that once indicated poison, or danger, bitter now is embraced as one the five tastes that create complexity and ...