During my career as a bartender, there was something that surprised me about dessert cocktails. Regardless of whether they're complex and creamy or simple and refreshing, it's uncommon to find an ...

Originally sold as a medicinal tincture in the 19th century, bitters are often one of the most overlooked cocktail ingredients. However, any experienced bartender will tell you that just a few drops ...

A row of unlabeled bottles of bitters next to cocktail shakers on a marble bar - Jadkins333/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When a cocktail calls for a unique ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date.

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I have about seven bottles of cocktail bitters ...

If you’re a fan of cocktails, you’ve probably noticed the bottle with an oversized white paper label perched near your bartender’s station. This is Angostura bitters, the quintessential cocktail ...

I’m a sensory sort of guy. I can read about tasting notes and flavor descriptors, but at the end of the day what I really want to do is taste for myself, and take my own notes. So too am I a big ...

Lawrence Batterton is a medicinal herbalist by trade who a decade ago, stumbled quite successfully into the bitters business. “I started making cocktail bitters for holiday gifts,” he says. “I’d play ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When a cocktail calls for a unique hit of flavor, that's when you want to reach for bitters. Some bitters are commonplace, while some are a ...