The 7 Bitters Every Bar Needs – 3:30 PM / November 11, 2010 / Posted by Andrew Knowlton Without bitters, a classic Manhattan would not be a Manhattan and an old-fashioned Martini would not be a Martini. Bitters (essentially alcohol infused with herbs and spices), all but forgotten since Prohibition, are back as part of the current … read more
By Lauren Shockey – September 25, 2010 When seeking to enliven a drink, a mixologist looks no farther than his bottle of bitters. “With the addition of a single dash of bitters, I have effectively added dozens of ingredients to that cocktail,” explains Joaquin Simo, a bartender at New York City’s Death & Co. “Even … read more
The New Frontier – September/October 2010 Issue The craft-cocktail revival has been accompanied by a flood of new spirits and flavors, some requiring a re-imagining of bitters. While living in San Francisco in 2007, Glasser and his wife, Janet, had the idea of creating a tequila-friendly bitters for a Mexico-born bartender at Bacar restaurant. Free-associating … read more
