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’ ...

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Some of the ingredients require a little sleuthing, but luckily NYC is a great place to hunt for rare spices. Sahadi’s in Cobble Hill is a good spot for Brooklynites, while Manhattan folks can hit up ...

When Genevieve Brazelton made her first batch of bitters in her San Francisco home in 2010, she had no idea the project would blossom into a flourishing enterprise. It all started when Brazelton was ...

If you haven’t tried Caña Rum Bar‘s boozy ice cream float, Schoolyard Crush, yet, get thee to Downtown right quick. In this decadent root beer float-style cocktail made with rum and Mexican Coke it’s ...

Cocktail bitters are the seasonings of the bartending world, helping to elevate, accentuate, and bind flavors within a drink. Since you wouldn't skip salt when you're cooking, you shouldn't pass on ...

If you haven’t been building your bitters collection, it’s time to start. Bill and Lill Buitenhuys, the couple behind AZ Bitters Lab, explain that chefs have spice racks and bartenders equip ...

The author of a new book on bitters explains how they went from medicine to cocktail ingredient Peter Smith In 1803, the Farmer’s Cabinet, an agriculture periodical published in Philadelphia, first ...