Bitters

n. bitter herb; dark beer

n. (British) dark beer, alcoholic beverage; sour quality; bitterness

A bitters is a preparation of herbs and citrus dissolved in alcohol or glycerine with a bitter or bittersweet flavor. The various brands of bitters, once numerous, were formerly manufactured as patent medicines, often serving as digestifs. The few remaining varieties are principally used as apéritifs or as flavorings in cocktails. 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.)
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Noun
1. alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
(hypernym) liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink

Noun
1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
(hypernym) ale
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
(synonym) bitterness
(hypernym) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
(synonym) bitterness
(hypernym) taste property
(hyponym) acerbity
Verb
1. make bitter
(hypernym) change taste
(derivation) bitterness
Adjective
1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
(synonym) acrimonious
(similar) resentful
2. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
(similar) intolerable
3. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"
(synonym) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
(similar) unpleasant
4. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
(similar) tasteful
5. expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
(similar) sorrowful
6. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
(similar) hostile
7. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
(synonym) biting
(similar) painful
Adverb
1. extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
(synonym) piercingly, bitterly, bitingly

n. solicitor, lawyer, advocate; one who requests, one who persuades

n. bitters