If you’ve ever enjoyed a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned, then you already know the flavor benefits of bitters, blends of roots, flowers, seeds or barks infused in alcohol. In addition to being cocktail staples, they’re also great for digestion! Bitters stimulate the production of gastric acid, bile and enzymes in the stomach, liver and pancreas. For a low-alcohol tummy tonic, try adding some to seltzer or ginger ale.
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