bitters
Sign in to savethumb|180px|An old bottle of "Kuyavian Stomach Essence", bitters from Posen, Germany (now [[Poznań, in Poland)]] A bitters is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter for a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Originally, numerous longstanding brands of bitters were developed as patent medicines, but lately are sold as digestifs, sometimes with herbal properties, and as cocktail flavorings.
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9 sectionsContents
- Ingredients
- History
- Early origins
- Rise of commercial bitters
- Bitters in cocktails and mixology
- Digestive bitters
- Cocktail bitters
- See also
- References
thumb|180px|An old bottle of "Kuyavian Stomach Essence", bitters from Posen, Germany (now [[Poznań, in Poland)]] A bitters is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter for a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Originally, numerous longstanding brands of bitters were developed as patent medicines, but lately are sold as digestifs, sometimes with herbal properties, and as cocktail flavorings.
Since cocktails often contain sour and sweet flavors, bitters are used to engage another primary taste and thereby balance out the drink and make it more complex, giving it a more complete flavor profile.