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A bitters is an alcoholic beverage prepared with herbs and citrus
Citrus

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of the world....
 dissolved in alcohol
Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl Functional group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group....
 or glycerine and having a bitter
Taste

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 or bittersweet flavor
Flavor

Flavor or flavour is the sensory impression of a food or other chemical substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and olfaction....
. There are numerous brands of bitters, which were formerly marketed as patent medicine
Patent medicine

Patent medicine is the somewhat misleading term given to various medical compounds sold under a variety of names and labels, though they were, for the most part, actually medicines with trademarks, not patented medicines....
s but are now drunk as digestif
Digestif

A digestif is an alcoholic beverage that is drunk just after a meal. Bitter or carminative herbs are generally added to the alcohol, and some believe that such digestifs aid digestion, hence the name ....
s.

Bitters are principally used as digestif
Digestif

A digestif is an alcoholic beverage that is drunk just after a meal. Bitter or carminative herbs are generally added to the alcohol, and some believe that such digestifs aid digestion, hence the name ....
s and as flavorings in cocktail
Cocktail

A cocktail is a style of mixed drink. Originally a mixture of Distilled beverage, sugar, water, and bitters, the word has gradually come to mean almost any mixed drink containing alcoholic beverage....
s. While bitters commonly have an alcoholic strength of up to 45%, they are normally consumed in small amounts, added as a flavoring agent (similar to vanilla flavoring which is also dissolved in alcohol.) In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 angostura bitters
Angostura bitters

Angostura bitters, often simply referred to as angostura, is a concentrated bitters for food and beverages made of herbs and spices by House of Angostura in the country of Trinidad and Tobago....
 are not classified as alcoholic beverages due to their bitter taste and can be bought by a person of any age.

Common ingredients in bitters include angostura bark, cascarilla, cassia, gentian
Gentian

Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Gentian family , tribe Gentianeae and monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species, it is considered a large genus....
, orange peel
Orange Peel

Orange Peel may refer to:*Orange Peel , an event held at Oklahoma State University*Orange Peel , a thoroughbred stallion*Orange Peel , a concert venue in Asheville, NC...
, and quinine
Quinine

Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic , antimalarial drug, analgesic , and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste....
.






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A bitters is an alcoholic beverage prepared with herbs and citrus
Citrus

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of the world....
 dissolved in alcohol
Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl Functional group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group....
 or glycerine and having a bitter
Taste

Sorry, no overview for this topic
 or bittersweet flavor
Flavor

Flavor or flavour is the sensory impression of a food or other chemical substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and olfaction....
. There are numerous brands of bitters, which were formerly marketed as patent medicine
Patent medicine

Patent medicine is the somewhat misleading term given to various medical compounds sold under a variety of names and labels, though they were, for the most part, actually medicines with trademarks, not patented medicines....
s but are now drunk as digestif
Digestif

A digestif is an alcoholic beverage that is drunk just after a meal. Bitter or carminative herbs are generally added to the alcohol, and some believe that such digestifs aid digestion, hence the name ....
s.

Bitters are principally used as digestif
Digestif

A digestif is an alcoholic beverage that is drunk just after a meal. Bitter or carminative herbs are generally added to the alcohol, and some believe that such digestifs aid digestion, hence the name ....
s and as flavorings in cocktail
Cocktail

A cocktail is a style of mixed drink. Originally a mixture of Distilled beverage, sugar, water, and bitters, the word has gradually come to mean almost any mixed drink containing alcoholic beverage....
s. While bitters commonly have an alcoholic strength of up to 45%, they are normally consumed in small amounts, added as a flavoring agent (similar to vanilla flavoring which is also dissolved in alcohol.) In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 angostura bitters
Angostura bitters

Angostura bitters, often simply referred to as angostura, is a concentrated bitters for food and beverages made of herbs and spices by House of Angostura in the country of Trinidad and Tobago....
 are not classified as alcoholic beverages due to their bitter taste and can be bought by a person of any age.

Common ingredients in bitters include angostura bark, cascarilla, cassia, gentian
Gentian

Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Gentian family , tribe Gentianeae and monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species, it is considered a large genus....
, orange peel
Orange Peel

Orange Peel may refer to:*Orange Peel , an event held at Oklahoma State University*Orange Peel , a thoroughbred stallion*Orange Peel , a concert venue in Asheville, NC...
, and quinine
Quinine

Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic , antimalarial drug, analgesic , and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste....
. The flavor of both Angostura bitters
Angostura bitters

Angostura bitters, often simply referred to as angostura, is a concentrated bitters for food and beverages made of herbs and spices by House of Angostura in the country of Trinidad and Tobago....
 and Peychaud's Bitters
Peychaud's Bitters

Sorry, no overview for this topic
 derives primarily from gentian
Gentian

Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Gentian family , tribe Gentianeae and monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species, it is considered a large genus....
, a bitter herb. Bitters are prepared by infusion or distillation, using aromatic herbs, bark, roots, and/or fruit for their flavor and medicinal properties.

Christopher Hobbs LAc, AHG author of Foundations of Health lists angelica root (A. archangelica)
Garden Angelica

Garden Angelica is a biennial plant from the umbelliferous family Apiaceae. Alternative English names are Holy Ghost, Wild Celery, and Norwegian angelica...
, artichoke leaf (Cynara scolymus), bitter orange peel (Citrus aurantium), blessed thistle leaves (Cnicus bendicutus), gentian root (Gentiana lutea)
Gentiana lutea

Gentiana lutea is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe. Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'....
, goldenseal rhizome (Hydrastis canadensis), wormwood leaves (Artemisia absinthium)
Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia absinthium is a species of Artemisia , native to temperate regions of Eurasia and northern Africa.It is a herbaceous perennial plant, with a hard, woody rhizome....
 and yarrow flowers (Achillea millefolium) as typical contents of bitters formulas.

Angostura bitters was first compounded in Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
 in 1824 by a German physician, who intended it as a remedy for stomach
Stomach

In most mammals, the stomach is a hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication....
 maladies. It was exported to England
England

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 and to Trinidad
Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and islands of Trinidad and Tobago which make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago....
, where it came to be used in a number of cocktails, following its medicinal use by the British Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 in Pink Gin
Pink Gin

Pink Gin is a cocktail made fashionable in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, consisting of gin and a dash of 'pink' . It is traditionally said to be the drink of Officers and Gentlemen....
. Angostura and similar gentian bitters can be of some value for settling a mild case of nausea
Nausea

Nausea is the sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach with an urge to vomit....
. It is used to stimulate the appetite, either for food or for cocktails. Used in both apéritif
Aperitif

An ap?ritif is an Distilled beverage that is usually served to stimulate the appetite before a meal, as opposed to a digestif, which is said to come after the meal....
s and digestif
Digestif

A digestif is an alcoholic beverage that is drunk just after a meal. Bitter or carminative herbs are generally added to the alcohol, and some believe that such digestifs aid digestion, hence the name ....
s, it will settle one's stomach before a meal or before a night of drinking.

Angostura bitters was named after the town of Angostura
Ciudad Bolívar

Ciudad Bol?var is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolivar State. It was founded with the name Angostura in 1764, renamed in 1846, and, as of 2005, had an estimated population of 338,250....
 in Venezuela. It contains no angostura bark, a medicinal bark which is named after the same town.

It is used as the "starter" ingredient in a Pink Gin
Pink Gin

Pink Gin is a cocktail made fashionable in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, consisting of gin and a dash of 'pink' . It is traditionally said to be the drink of Officers and Gentlemen....
, where a splash (or two) of Angostura Bitters is swirled around the inner surface of a tumbler before adding a generous measure of Plymouth Gin
Plymouth Gin

Plymouth Gin is a style of gin that by law can only be produced in Plymouth, England, it being a Protected designation of origin within the European Union....
. The resulting drink is so named from the colour imparted by the Bitters. In addition to the options of drinking a Pink straight, it may also be consumed with a little water, still or sparkling. Real connoisseurs of the Pink Gin even have preference for drinking it "in" or "out" - referring to whether the remaining dribble of Bitters (after the glass has been "pinked") is left in or poured away, before the Gin is added.

A large tumbler, similarly "pinked", and filled with sparkling lemonade, results in a drink known as a Campbell. This is regarded by some as a pleasant and refreshing way to relieve a little of the sweetness of lemonade; the same drink with added lime cordial is called "lemon, lime and bitters" in Australia, and is available both as a mixed drink in bars and as a ready-made bottled soft drink.

Peychaud's Bitters is associated with New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
, and the Sazerac cocktail. It, too, is a gentian-based bitters, with a subtly different and sweeter taste than the Angostura brand.

Orange bitters
Orange bitters

Orange bitters are a cocktail flavoring agent made from the peels of Seville oranges, cardamon, caraway seed, coriander and burnt sugar. Some cocktail recipes which traditionally contained orange bitters now may exclude that ingredient....
 are made from the rinds of unripe oranges. Orange bitters
Orange bitters

Orange bitters are a cocktail flavoring agent made from the peels of Seville oranges, cardamon, caraway seed, coriander and burnt sugar. Some cocktail recipes which traditionally contained orange bitters now may exclude that ingredient....
 are often called for in older cocktail recipes.

Medicinal quantities of quinine
Quinine

Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic , antimalarial drug, analgesic , and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste....
 were occasionally used in old cocktail recipes. Quinine is still found in much lower concentrations in tonic water
Tonic water

Tonic water is a Carbonation soft drink flavoured with quinine, which gives it a distinctively bitter taste.The drink has garnered its name from the medicinal effects of this Bitter #Bitterness flavouring....
, used today mostly in drinks with gin
Gin

Gin is a distilled beverage flavoured with juniper berries. Distilled gin is made by redistilling neutral grain spirit and raw cane sugar which has been flavoured with juniper berries....
.

The oldest and rarest of antique bottles command prices of tens of thousands of dollars (see links below).

Types and brands


Bitters still available today include:
  • Alpenbitter (from Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
    )
  • Amaro
    Amaro (drink)

    Amaro is a variety of Italy herbal liqueur, commonly drunk as an after-dinner digestif. It is usually bitter and sweet, sometimes syrupy, usually with an alcohol content between 16% and 35%....
     Cora (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Amaro Erbes
    Amaro Erbes

    Amaro Erbes is a brand of Amaro produced by the limited company Fratelli Izzi S.r.l. in Fondi . It is made with extracts of herbs, roots, and seeds with digestive properties and is typically drunk after meals....
     (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Amaro Jannamico (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Amaro Lucano (similar to Unicum but only 30% alcohol rather than 40% from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Amaro Montenegro
    Amaro Montenegro

    Amaro Montenegro is a traditional amaro distilled in Bologna, Italy. It is made using over 40 herbs, including vanilla and orange peels, bottled at 23%vol....
     (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Amer Picon (from France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    )
  • Amaro Quintessentia
  • Angostura bitters
    Angostura bitters

    Angostura bitters, often simply referred to as angostura, is a concentrated bitters for food and beverages made of herbs and spices by House of Angostura in the country of Trinidad and Tobago....
     (originally from Venezuela
    Venezuela

    Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
    , currently from Trinidad and Tobago
    Trinidad and Tobago

    The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles....
    )
  • Angostura Orange Bitters (from Trinidad and Tobago
    Trinidad and Tobago

    The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles....
    )
  • Aperol (orange, less bitter than Campari, from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Araucano (From Chile
    Chile

    Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
    )
  • Averna
    Amaro Averna

    Amaro Averna is an Italy liqueur in the Amaro category. It is named after its inventor, Salvatore Averna, who invented the recipe in 1868.The herbs, roots and citrus rinds are allowed to soak in the base liquor before caramel is added....
     (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Becherovka
    Becherovka

    Becherovka is a herbal bitters made in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic, flavored with Anise, cinnamon, and approximately 32 other herbs. Its first commercial production was in 1807....
     (from Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
    )
  • Beerenburg
    Beerenburg

    Beerenburg is a Frisian alcoholic drink, made by adding herbs to jenever. It has an alcohol percentage of around 30%. The original Beerenburg was made halfway through the 19th century with a secret mixture of spices of the Amsterdam spice merchant Hendrik Beerenburg, to whom it owes its name....
     (from the Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
    )
  • Boonekamp's (various brands from the Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
    , its country of origin, and from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Borsci San Marzano
  • Cappellano Chinato (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Campari
    Campari

    Campari is an alcoholic aperitif obtained from the infusion of sixty ingredients, combined and Maceration in a blend of distilled water and alcohol....
     (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Carpano Antica
  • Carpano Punt e Mes
  • Cio Ciare (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Cocchi Chinato (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Cock Drops (from Cyprus
    Cyprus

    Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
    )
  • Collins Orange (US)
  • Cynar (artichoke based liqueur from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Dimitri (from Costa Rica
    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
    )
  • Martini & Rossi
    Martini & Rossi

    Martini & Rossi is an Italian multinational alcoholic beverage company primarily associated with the Martini brand of vermouth and also with sparkling wine ....
     ChinaMartini (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Fee Brothers bitters (aromatic, orange, mint, lemon and peach), from Rochester, New York
    Rochester, New York

    Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....
    ; the aromatic bitters contain Angostura bark
  • Echt Stonsdorfer (originally from Silesia now made in Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    , imitations from other German producers available under the name Stonsdorfer)
  • Fernet Branca
    Fernet Branca

    Fernet is a brand of Amaro produced in Milan, Italy. It is a bitters, aromatic Distilled beverage made from over 40 herbs and spices, including myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe, and saffron, with a base of grape distilled spirits, and colored with caramel coloring....
     (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Fernet Stock
    Fernet Stock

    Fernet Stock is a herbal bitters made in Plzen-Bo?kov, Czech Republic and in Trieste, Italy. It is flavoured with approximately 14 herbs, imported from the Mediterranean and the Alps....
     (from the Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
    )
  • Fernet 1882 (from [Córdoba - Argentina]])
  • Gammel Dansk
    Gammel Dansk

    Gammel Dansk is a Denmark alcoholic beverage, which traditionally was often drunk by Danes at certain festive occasions, sometimes in connection with breakfast meals at wedding anniversaries and birthday celebrations....
     (from Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
    )
  • Hermes Orange
  • Hermes Regular
  • Hoppe Orange (from Holland
    Holland

    Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands....
    )
  • Jägermeister
    Jägermeister

    J?germeister is a German 70-proof digestif made with herbs and spices. It is the flagship product of Mast-J?germeister AG, headquartered in Wolfenb?ttel, south of Braunschweig, Germany....
     (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Killepitsch
    Killepitsch

    Killepitsch is a Distilled beverage based on herbs with a 42% content of alcohol. It is made by a German company called Peter Busch GmbH & Co. KG in the German city of D?sseldorf....
  • Kuemmerling (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Lauterbacher Tropfen (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Luxardo Amaro
  • Luxardo Bitters (somewhat similar to Campari)
  • Luxardo Fernet
  • Marcarini Chinato
  • Meletti
  • Mint
    Mentha

    Mentha is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the Family Lamiaceae . Species within Mentha have a cosmopolitan distribution distribution across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and North America....
     bitters
  • Nardini Amaro
  • Nijmeegs Neutje, a kruidenbitter available only in Nijmegen
    Nijmegen

    Nijmegen is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the Germany border. It is considered to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005....
     (in the Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
    )
  • Orange
    Orange (fruit)

    An orange?specifically, the sweet orange?is the citrus Citrus sinensis and its fruit. The orange is a Hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo and tangerine ....
     bitters
  • Par-D-Schatz (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Peach
    Peach

    The peach is known as a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. It is a deciduous tree growing to 5?10 m tall, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae....
     bitters
  • Peychaud's Bitters
    Peychaud's Bitters

    Sorry, no overview for this topic
     (from Louisiana
    Louisiana

    The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    )
  • Pimm's No. 1
  • Quinquina
    Quinquina

    In France, Quinquina is a collective name for alcoholic bitters having quinine as one of their main ingredients. Quinquina is also known as Peruvian Bark....
     (from France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    , originally from South America
    South America

    South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
    )
  • Ramazzotti (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Ratzeputz (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Regans' Orange Bitters No.6 (Gary Regan's recipe)
  • Riemerschmid Angostra (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Riga Black Balsam (from Latvia
    Latvia

    Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
    )
  • Santa Maria al Monte Amaro (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Schrobbeler (From Southern Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
     )
  • Schwartzhog (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • St. Vitus
    St. Vitus (drink)

    St. Vitus is a German Bitters, which contains 44% Alcohol by volume. It is sold in bottles containing 2 cl. each. It is Aldi private label equivalent to the more expensive Underberg ....
     (from Germany)
  • Sirop de Picon
    Sirop de Picon

    Picon is a bitters, an ap?ritif, caramel-coloured which traditionally accompanies beer in the east and north of France.It is made from a base of fresh Orange which are dried and mixed with a solution of ethanol which is distilled....
     (from France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    )
  • Suze (from France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    )
  • Swedish bitters
    Swedish bitters

    Swedish bitters is a traditional herbal tonic, said to have been formulated originally by Paracelsus and rediscovered by 18th century Sweden medics Dr....
  • Torani
    Torani

    Torani is a brand of Italy-style drink syrups and flavor bases, first introduced in the Italian-American community of San Francisco, California, California's North Beach, San Francisco, California neighborhood....
     brand Amer
  • -Aromatic-,Orange-and Lemon Bitters (from Germany
    Germany

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    )
  • Underberg
    Underberg

    Underberg is a digestif bitters produced in Germany by Underberg AG, made of aromatic herbs from 43 countries. The exact number and identity of the herbs remain a well-guarded secret....
     (sometimes sold in health food stores, from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Unicum
    Unicum

    Unicum is a Hungary herbal bitters, drunk as a digestif and ap?ritif.According to legend, the drink was initially presented by an ancestor of Zwack founder J?zsef Zwack to Kaiser Joseph II of Austria, who proclaimed "Das ist ein Unikum!" ....
     (from Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
    )
  • Wurzelpeter
    Wurzelpeter

    Wurzelpeter is an assertive bitter hailing from Germany, and is also available as Wurzelpeter Orange which is a potent apple flavoured liquor. It is a herbal liqueur with all the flavour of the forest and is a product of Franz Wilhelm Langguth Erben GMBH & CO.KG, with its headquarters in Traben-Trarbach, a municipality in the district Bernkas...
     and Wurzelpeter Bitter Orange (from Germany
    Germany

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    )
  • Zucco (from Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )


Other brands/types of bitters have also included:
  • Appenzeller (from Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
    )
  • Boker's
  • Calisaya bitters (containing cinchona
    Cinchona

    Cinchona is a genus of about 25 species in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. They are large shrubs or small trees growing to 5-15 metres tall with evergreen foliage....
    /quinine
    Quinine

    Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic , antimalarial drug, analgesic , and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste....
    )
  • Hartwig-Kantorowicz (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Hostetter's (American)
  • Kabänes (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Kina Lillet
    Lillet

    Lillet is a French aperitif wine. It is a blend of 85% wine and citrus liqueurs made from a variety of oranges. Lillet is matured in oak casks and available in red and white versions....
  • Maraschino
    Maraschino

    Maraschino is a bittersweet, clear liqueur flavored with Marasca cherry, which are grown in Dalmatia, Croatia, mostly around the city of Zadar and in Torreglia ....
     bitters
  • Meinhard's Bitters
    Meinhard's Bitters

    Meinhard's Bitters was created and manufactured by Dr. Teodoro Meinhard, a German-born resident of Venezuela, and the founder of Meinhard & Company....
     Dr. Teodoro Meinhard's Angostura Bitters (From Venezuela
    Venezuela

    Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
    )
  • Meyer's Bitter (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Flimm's (from Germany
    Germany

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    )
  • Reichs-Post Bitter (from Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • West Indies
  • New York (Australian)
  • Boston (Australian)
  • St Louis (Australian)
  • Frisco (Australian)
  • Lupulins (Australian)
  • Dr Grants (Australian)
  • Philadelphia (Australian)
  • Kent (Australian)
  • Dixons (Australian)
  • Milwaukee (Australian)
  • Gippsland (Australian)
  • Utica (Australian)
  • Steanes (Australian)
  • Ralays (Australian)
  • Bairnsdale (Australian)
  • McDonalds (Australian)


Non-alcoholic Bitters include:
  • Chinò
  • Fanta Chinotto (made from Chinotto
    Chinotto

    The is a small bitter citrus fruit from the Myrtle-leaved orange . The tree grows to a height of 3m and can be found in Liguria, Tuscany, Sicily and Calabria regions of Italy....
    )
  • Sanbittèr
  • Stirrings Blood Orange
  • Bradley's Bitters


See also

  • Flavored liquor
    Flavored liquor

    Flavored liquors are distilled beverages with added flavorings. They are distinct from liqueurs in that liqueurs have a high sugar content, whereas flavored liquors contain no added sugar....


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