bitters

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  1. Bitter medicines generally, as cinchona, quinine, etc.
  2. Specifically, a liquor (generally a spirituous liquor) in which bitter herbs or roots are steeped. Bitters are employed as stomachics, anthelminthics, and in various other ways.
  3. Angostura bitters a bitter tonic, much used in the West Indies as a preventive against malarial fevers and the like. Originally made at Angostura or Ciudad Bolivar, a city in Venezuela, it is now made also at Port of Spain, Trinidad.
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  • Speaking of bitters, angostura, the most popular modern variety, have been with us since
  • A word about bitters: Concentrated blends of herbs, fruits, and even tree bark (I'm not kidding), bitters are the spice of the cocktail world, the descendants of the digestifs made from all kinds of fermented substances in the 19th century and consumed for their supposed health benefits. —  Pajiba
  • Angostura bitters, with their warm, clovey flavor, are essential, but citrus bitters are also desirable if your taste runs toward orangey drinks, such as the Abbey: orange juice, gin, and citrus bitters. —  Pajiba
  • Stir the mixture well to blend the sugar and bitters, then add several ice cubes and stir briskly to chill. —  Pajiba
  • Sometimes they are nail-bitters, and other times it looks like there will be no conclusion until the very last out has been recorded. —  Red Sox Nation Daily
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