Hellfire bitters are dark, spicy, and raring to mix with a liquor with a strong backbone. I first tasted them in The Mexican Standoff, a cocktail devised by Matt Conway, the bar manager at Absinthe in ...

Sipsmith is a small-batch made London Dry gin made in England. Ketel One is a vodka made in the Netherlands. St-Germain is ...

Here's what you need to know about using bitters to make better drinks. Maksym Fesenko / Shutterstock If chefs rely on a proverbial spice rack to make their food more flavorful, then the bartenders’ ...

Any bar worth its rimming salt should be stocked with at least a couple of bottles of bitters. Sure, you can make a cocktail without them, but you can also roast a chicken without salt or pepper. Like ...

During the holiday season, party buffet tables are filled with charcuterie, cheeses and maybe too many family recipes for dips, but often the heart of the party can be found at the bar. So for those ...

Feeling bitter? Get in line. These days anyone who takes their drinking seriously is getting intimate with bitters. Fueled largely by the hard liquor and artisanal cocktail booms, bitters — those ...

Herbalists and creative drinkers looking for a crafty activity this winter are in luck. In DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor, Urban Moonshine cofounders Guido Masé and Jovial King offer a ...

If bitters aren’t already on your radar, it’s time to change that. Bitters are an alcoholic (usually) infusion of various botanicals that add a subtly bitter or bittersweet twist to cocktails. These ...

Bitters, the salt and pepper of the cocktail world, have exploded in popularity over the last decade or so, with craft companies scheming up their own take on the botanical-infused booze additive.