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’ ...

We all go through phases in life. Like baking sourdough bread or regrowing scallions on windowsills. Or wearing hot pants (hey, they're back!). You may have gone through a cocktail phase, particularly ...

Mixologists and cocktail aficionados, you already know what bitters are, but did you know that these liquid aromatics are good for so much more than adding flavor to your go-to drink? Yep, your ...

Considine likes using chocolate bitters in cocktails because they "can add so much flavor in just a few drops, which allows you to layer them over other flavors. Mixed in a cocktail, chocolate bitters ...

Michael Allmandinger hasn’t been in the bartending game as long as some, but he’s already getting buzz for his creative drink menu at The Parlor, which he took over after Joshua James left to go to ...

Truthfully, I didn’t know all that much about bitters; I knew that most drinks only called for two to three shakes of the minuscule bottle and I didn’t feel like shelling out the money for what ...

Calling the ingredient responsible for altering the flavor profile of a drink "bitters" may be a disservice to it. Steeping herbs, seeds, and bark in alcohol certainly creates a bitter concoction, but ...

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