“However, supertasters may also snub vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, because they can detect a slight bitterness in their flavor as well.”
“Samuel's derisive snort shocked Ellie, as did the bitterness in his voice.”
“The cup of joy and consolation will be dashed suddenly out of our hands, and we shall find nothing to drink but the dregs of bitterness and sorrow.”
bitters
A liquid used in mixeddrinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).
“I am sure I have tasted all the tenderness, and sublimities, and bitternesses of the passion.”
“Thus this box is a coppel in which... the bitternesses and tartnesses which at first seem grating, the flavour which evaporates in a momentary enjoyment, are put to the test.”