BITTERS Definition & Meaning

bitters

[bit-erz]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(used with a plural verb)

a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
Pharmacology.��
1. a liquid, usually alcoholic, impregnated with a bitter medicine, as gentian or quassia, used to increase the appetite or as a tonic.
2. bitter medicinal substances in general, as quinine.

bitters

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plural noun

bitter-tasting spirits of varying alcoholic content flavoured with plant extracts
a similar liquid containing a bitter-tasting substance, used as a tonic to stimulate the appetite or improve digestion

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bitters¹

First recorded in 1705–15; bitter + -s ³

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Back in December, alcohol importer Raza Zaidi in San Francisco placed an order for a pallet of gins, liqueurs and bitters from a Mexican spirits producer.

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“These are different sweetnesses, different bitters,” Matheson explains in a Munchies video from VICE.

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I’d order gin with ginger beer, a splash of bitters and a twist of lemon or orange.

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Other ways in which we “close the loop” are through syrups, infusions, shrubs, tinctures and bitters.

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You can even embrace your inner mixologist by investing in a few non-alcoholic bitters.

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