Were you one of those people who resolved to drink less in 2016? Or maybe you're determined to avoid a hangover at all costs? Perhaps you're simply just not big on booze but hate sipping on ginger ale ...

Chef Akasha Richmond of Culver City’s Akasha restaurant has taken her chef-ing skills in a surprising direction: making her own bitters, you know, for cocktails. It all started when she read Bitters: ...

If bitters aren’t already on your radar, it’s time to change that. Bitters are an alcoholic (usually) infusion of various botanicals that add a subtly bitter or bittersweet twist to cocktails. These ...

Making bitters at home is easy, and we have the recipes to get you started. If you love making fancy cocktails as much as I do, you’ve probably got a bottle or two of commercial bitters sitting in ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Any bar worth its rimming salt should be stocked ...

Bitters are old-school, herbaceous, high-proof digestifs that have long been used for their medicinal value and as drink flavorings. Because they’ve been around since the early 19th century, they’re ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beloved by bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts for generations, bitters make drinks taste better. Ranging from age-old concoctions ...

Feeling bitter? Get in line. These days anyone who takes their drinking seriously is getting intimate with bitters. Fueled largely by the hard liquor and artisanal cocktail booms, bitters — those ...

Herbalists and creative drinkers looking for a crafty activity this winter are in luck. In DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor, Urban Moonshine cofounders Guido Masé and Jovial King offer a ...

They’re the zipper on the jacket, the key to the door, the fingerprint that makes or breaks the case. They’re usually the smallest component of the drink in your glass, but if you leave them out, you ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I have about seven bottles of cocktail bitters ...