Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing ...

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“Even crappy bars that I worked in before the cocktail revolution always had a bottle of Angostura bitters behind the bar,” says longtime bartender Leandro DiMonriva. He’s also one of the ...

Bitters have always seemed like a safe nonalcoholic option behind the bar; they’re found on supermarket shelves next to bottles of Day-Glo margarita mix and jars of pearl onions. But it turns ...

Little brown bottles of bitters capped with black rubber stoppers, all lined up on a shelf, might make you wonder, "Do I need a prescription to buy these?" "They used to be considered medicine ...

Question: Among some items I recently bought at a three-day volunteer shop clearance is an interesting amber-colored glass bottle that resembles an upright ear of corn. “National Bitters” and ...

Bourbons That Aren't Worth Buying Old Bitters Won't Make You Sick Even though a bottle of bitters that has been sitting on your bar cart for an indeterminate amount of time won't make you sick if you ...

For example, this Bitters Triple Play variety pack contains bottles of Angostura aromatic bitters, Peychaud's aromatic ...