Although bitters have a long history of cookery and apothecary applications, they’re indelibly connected with the rise of cocktail culture. Indeed, the first known cocktails were concocted when physicians and healers would prescribe a few drops of bitters added to distilled spirits, with a little bit of sweet to help the medicine go down. This downloadable roundup of a dozen of our favorite cocktail recipes includes iterations of classic drinks and modern mixology with a range of spirit profiles. Appropriate for home bar experimentation and as a reference for professional barkeeping establishments.