ビターズ

Also known as bitter-tasting spirit drink

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.