Bitters were a type of a bitter aromatic alcohol that was sometimes consumed by a pint[4] but more often used to add flavor to other drinks.[5]
Availability[]
- Taverns and festhalls of Waterdeep sold bitters per jack. The Red-Eyed Owl[7] and The Blue Jack offered a jack of bitters for two copper pieces,[1] and The Sleepy Sylph offered a cup of bitters for five cp.[8]
- In Cormyr, bitters were served with ale and stout. The Maiden Danced at Dawn tavern in Dawngleam had bitters available for its customers,[3] while in Espar, a famous brewery responsible for the Battlestorm Beer, also produced kegfulls of bitters, locally believed to the the best product of the brothers Thorl and Buirylagh Battlestorm in the late 14th century DR.[2]
- Dwarves of Eartheart in the East Rift used bitters with honey to add flavor to their ale, calling it "sweetness and sorrow in one cup."[5]
- Beyond the Prime Material plane, bitters could be found served at the Smoldering Corpse Bar in the planar City of Doors, Sigil.[6]
Appendix[]
See Also[]
- Nalkie's Ale and Bitters
Appearances[]
- Novels
- Strange Bedfellows • Under Fallen Stars • The Gilded Rune
- Video Games
- Planescape: Torment
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed Greenwood (January 1993). Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. (TSR, Inc.), p. 21. ISBN 1-56076-335-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 139. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 86. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mel Odom (October 1999). Under Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 10. ISBN 978-0-7869-1378-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lisa Smedman (July 2012). The Gilded Rune. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 5. ISBN 978-0-7869-6030-9.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Black Isle Studios (December 1999). Designed by Chris Avellone. Planescape: Torment. Interplay.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1993). Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. (TSR, Inc.), p. 25. ISBN 1-56076-335-3.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1993). Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. (TSR, Inc.), p. 31. ISBN 1-56076-335-3.