The Welsh copper industries of mining, smelting and refining created generations of talented workers. Although dominated by men, women took part too, particularly in the North Wales mines. Copperworking settlements created new communities in Wales and abroad.
Bitter definition, having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. See more.
An old bottle of â Kuyavian Stomach Essence,â a bitters from Posen, Germany (now PoznaÅ in Poland). A bitters is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter such that the end result is characterized by a bitter, sour, or bittersweet flavor.he botanical ingredients used in preparing bitters have historically consisted of aromatic herbs, bark, roots, and/or fruit for their flavour and medicinal properties.