Jay Hepburn of Oh Gosh! recently reviewed our latest product, The Bitter Truth Creole Bitters. An excerpt of his review is below:

“Consistently excellent, I always look forward to new releases from The Bitter Truth, and happily this month sees another product join the line up. Their latest bitters are influenced by creole cuisine and New Orleans cocktail history.

Packaged in the 200ml bottle that is used for the new American editions, The Bitter Truth Creole Bitters feature a beautiful metalic-red floral-patterned label. The liquid itself is a fairly vivid cherry red colour, and has a light anise aroma. In the mouth a strong earthy anise flavour dominates, with just a hint of sweetness which quickly dissipates to reveal spices… Read more

Come meet The Bitter Truth in Los Angeles, their last stop on the Domaine Select Classic & Vintage Road Show tour. The final cocktail party of the tour will be held on Wednesday, March 3 at First & Hope, followed by a trade tasting at Las Perlas on Thursday, March 4. To RSVP for all events, please send an email to estaino@domaineselect.com.

The Bitter Truth hits the West Coast for the third stop on the Domaine Select Classic & Vintage Road Show. The tour arrives in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 2 for a cocktail party at Rye and will also be in town for a trade tasting at Nopa on Wednesday, March 3. Please RSVP for all events to estaino@domaineselect.com.

The Bitter Truth continues on to Chicago on March 1st and 2nd as part of the Domaine Select Classic & Vintage Road Show. A cocktail party will be held at Mercadito on Monday, March 1, followed by a trade tasting at Pops for Champagne on Tuesday, March 2. RSVPs for all events should be sent to estaino@domaineselect.com. Come meet the talent behind The Bitter Truth!

Joshua Lurie of Food GPS recently sat down for a Q & A with Stephan Berg:

German Mixologists Deliver The Bitter Truth to U.S.

In the early days of cocktail culture, it literally wasn’t possible to produce a “cocktail” without bitters. Now the word has come to encompass a variety of categories, but bitters still remain an integral cocktail component. It’s an increasingly competitive market, but one of the leading producers is The Bitter Truth, a brand that German mixologists Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck founded in 2006 and recently started distributing Stateside. So far, the duo has produced Celery Bitters, Old Time Aromatic Bitters, Orange Bitters, Lemon Bitters, Chocolate Bitters and Grapefruit Bitters.… Read more