Classic cocktails are great fun to recreate, but adding unique ingredients can elevate the flavors. We got some expert advice ...

Custom bitters are easy to crank out in your own kitchen. News Sports Autos Entertainment Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals. LIFE. How to make cocktail bitters at home in under 30 minutes.

Though the recipes for making bitters are typically closely-held secrets, some are designed to showcase specific flavors, such as cherry, orange, celery, and even chocolate.

Angostura bitters has been a vital ingredient in cocktails for 200 years, but the recipe has remained a secret that entire time. Here's how, and why, one of the most popular ingredients in bars ...

For right around $10, you can pick up a four-ounce bottle of Angostura bitters, which will totally transform your homemade drinks and will, as a bonus, last for a long, long time.

If you buy just three bitters, make one an orange bitters like the two on the left (Angostura and Regans’), plus two traditional “aromatic” bitters: Angostura and Peychaud’s, on the right.

Nino Padova writes in Liquor.com that "technically, a cocktail is not a cocktail unless it contains bitters . . . a 1803 periodical [notes that a cocktail] must comprise four ingredients: spirits ...

You can add bitters to your breakfast, too. “I tried it with my oats, and I loved it,” Volger said. “I found that especially in oatmeal that’s topped with fruit — whether fresh, or ...

Directions. Make vinaigrette: In a blender, process oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, bitters, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste until emulsified.