Lemon Lime and Bitters (2024)

FAQs

Can I have bitters if I'm sober? ›

Just because you're "not supposed to" drink bitters straight doesn't mean you can't. It might not taste great, but it'll get the job done. As such, bitters are often a hard pass for folks in recovery from alcohol abuse, making a fully alcohol-free option the much better choice.

Bitters are technically alcoholic, and they're usually between 35% to 45% ABV. Because they're sold in such small bottles and their flavor is so strong, most recipes call for just a dash or a few drops, making its overall alcohol contribution negligible, and why you don't need to be 21 or older to buy them.

The bitters component contains an alcohol component. When made up the drink has an almost negligible alcohol component. Can I serve it to a minor? The simple answer is “no” because it contains alcohol (even though it is a trace amount).

Bitters

Lemon, lime and bitters / Main alcohol

Bitters give the liver a boost by aiding in the elimination of toxins and detoxification, coordinating the metabolism of sugar and fats, and helping release gallbladder-supporting hormones like cholecystokinin (CCK).

Your stomach contains different chemicals like pepsin and stomach acid that help you break down food. Bitters can make your stomach release more gastric juice. This can help with heartburn, cramping, and indigestion.

For the most part, while bitters are great as a co*cktail enhancer, they shouldn't be something you consume on their own.

co*cktail bitters are regulated as food ingredients by the US Food and Drug Administrative (FDA). Common co*cktail bitters, like almond bitters, are considered “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS), in which case no additional approval is required.

Today, bartenders still go for bitters when they want to make a good co*cktail great—you'll find them in an Old Fashioned, or a Manhattan, or a sazerac—but sometimes they also call on bitters for its original medicinal purpose. Or, sort of. It turns out that bitters make for a pretty solid hangover cure.

The information “contains quinine” is stated on every tonic or bitter lemon beverage.

Why don't you need ID for bitters? ›

It's called bitters. And the reason you can buy without an ID. is because the US. government classifies it as a non beverage product. Because people use bitters not as a beverage, but as a flavoring agent.

Schweppes® Lemon Lime & Bitters 300ml bottle uses authentic aromatic bitters and a combination of seven spices that has taken time and care to master to perfection. Coming in a carton of 4, this mixed drink is a fantastic non-alcoholic beverage ideal for use in bars, hotels, restaurants, cafes and more.

Back in the days of the Boston Tea Party, drinking coffee became an act of patriotism as Americans protested the excessive tax levied by King George III on their tea. The Continental Congress, as a result, made coffee the “national drink”.

We do not consider this product permissible due to the presence of alcohol from the bitters.

Absolutely! While a few dashes of even alcoholic bitters can make a legally non-alcoholic co*cktail, because if something is less than 0.5% alcoholic, technically it can be served as non-alcoholic.

For the most part, while bitters are great as a co*cktail enhancer, they shouldn't be something you consume on their own.

Consuming non-alcoholic beers may also pose risks to people recovering from alcohol use disorder. The smell of beer may serve as a relapse trigger. The best advice for those trying to remain sober would be to avoid anything that smells like alcohol.