Bitter (spirit)
As bitter (also bitter spirit or Amer ) refers flavored spirits with predominantly bitter taste.
properties
Bitters have a volume alcohol content of at least 15%. They are mainly used as an aperitif , digestif or as an ingredient in cocktails .
In addition to agricultural alcohol , bitters typically contain extracts of herbs , citrus plants , tart berries , Angostura bark , cinchona bark or anise .
Product groups and brands
Since the “bitter taste” property required by the EU regulation is subjective and not clearly defined, the boundaries are fluid. So sometimes sweet, non-bitter herbal liqueurs are counted among the gastric bitters , although according to EU regulations they are not officially allowed to be called that.
Well-known product groups and brands are
- Absinthe (not all products, as some do not taste bitter)
- Angostura
- Aniseed (not all products, as some do not taste bitter)
- Aperol
- Averna
- Becherovka
- Campari and various similar copycat products , e.g. B. from Martini & Rossi or Cinzano
- Lucano
- Ramazzotti
- Suze
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Digestive bitters if they actually taste bitter, e.g. B .:
- Fernet-Branca
- Gammel Dansk from Denmark
- Meyer's bitter
- Pelinkovac from Croatia
- Underberg
- Unicum from Hungary