Virginia of The Perfect Spot SF was at the recent Domaine Select Classic & Vintage Roadshow industry tasting in San Francisco and had a chance to taste a few of The Bitter Truth’s bitters:

“There’s the awesome Bitter Truth, a dynamic German duo (Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck) making some of the best bitters in existence. Not only are they the only ones making Celery Bitters, their brand new Creole Bitters, a tribute to classic New Orleans-style bitters, is beautifully labeled with spice, floral and cardamom notes. They take it into the stratosphere with Jerry Thomas Bitters in tribute to the bartender who exemplified the craft in full form back in the 1800’s. Tweaked from the Professor’s own recipe, these bitters taste good on… Read more

Mr. Manhattan of Stirred, Not Shaken writes about meeting The Bitter Truth in San Francisco during the Domaine Select Road Show:

“Last week I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck from The Bitter Truth in Germany, who were visiting San Francisco as part of a nationwide promotion tour. Folks in the cocktail scene will be quite familiar with their outstanding and up until recently hard to find line of cocktail bitters. Stephan and Alex have recently completed a distribution deal with Domaine Select Wine Estates which means their products will now be more widely and consistently available in the US. The first shipments destined for stores on the west coast

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Thirsty in LA has some nice things to say about The Bitter Truth in his writeup of the Los Angeles stop of the Domaine Select Classic and Vintage Road Show:

“We also sampled several fantastic releases from The Bitter Truth, based in Munich, Germany. Founders Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck are on a mission to spread the gospel of bitters, which suffered greatly during Prohibition, but are finding their way back into the global cocktail consciousness. The Orange Bitters and the Old Time Aromatic Bitters were the company’s first releases, with the latter providing depth and complexity to the cocktails at First & Hope. Cocktailians may be lamenting the Angostura shortage, and while he does… Read more

In his article “Bitter Truth About Hard-to-find Bitters,” Gary Regan suggests trying The Bitter Truth Old Time Aromatic or Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter Bitters if you should happen to run out of Angostura:

“Then there’s The Bitter Truth, a new – to this country, at least – line of German bitters that includes a great bottling called Old Time Aromatic Bitters and another that proudly wears a label proclaiming them to be Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter Bitters.

The Jerry Thomas bottling is simply divine. When used in a Manhattan, it makes the cocktail jump all over your mouth yelling, ‘I’m over here now,’ then, ‘I moved over to this cheek,’ then ‘Catch me if you can.’ It’s a complex little potion.

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Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck will be holding a Bitters Master Class at B&B Ristorante in the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on Monday, March 8. The class will begin at 4:00pm.

The Domaine Select Classic & Vintage Road Show was a success! Below are a few pictures from each of the cities on the tour.

Many more photos have been posted by Classic and Vintage Artisanal Spirits here.

Miami

Chicago

San Francisco

Los Angeles