Bitters are traditional alcoholic preparation flavored with botanicals such as herbs, seeds, spices, flowers, and nuts for bittersweet flavor. Bitters were originally prepared as patient medicines in the 1700s as remedies for common ailments such as digestion irregularities, but now they are sold as digestifs and cocktail flavorings.
Bitters in English style is a pale ale that varies in color from gold to dark amber and is typically from 3% to 7% alcohol by volume, it is similar to the Indian pale ale style of beer, though bitters are less hoppy. Herbal Bitters have loads of benefits such as aiding digestion, serving as an anti-inflammatory, and also helping in sugar and appetite control.
Bitters are also key ingredients in drops and dashes to cocktails like Trinidad Sour, Trinidad Issues, Port of Spain, A moment of silence, and many more delightful cocktails from top bartenders around the world. At Drinks.ng, we stock Bitters and Ale from top brands like Orijin, Angostura, 1960 Rootz, Campari, 4 horses, and much more at affordable prices in Nigeria.
