[ Minato wrinkles his nose at that, because sugar was the first thing the boy— Alphinaud, he might learn is his name later— had thought of, to try to cover up the bitterness, and Minato had agreed to taste test various concoctions for him.

Needless to say, none of them worked well enough that they're distributing cures already. ]

It's really bitter... Sugar doesn't mask it, and just gives it a sickly sweet aftertaste. It's probably even worse than the bitter, I think.