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By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Published: January 19, 2010
The new-guard bartenders who have driven a cocktail frenzy in the last decade depend on bitters. These potent alcohol-based elixirs, usually made with herbs, citrus peels and other aromatics, are used by the droplet in well-made drinks. More