The Bitter Truth http://the-bitter-truth.com Home of The Bitter Truth Bitters, Spirits and Liqueurs Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:21:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 spring has sprung http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/03/23/spring-has-sprung/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/03/23/spring-has-sprung/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:14:38 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3980

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]]> http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/03/23/spring-has-sprung/feed/ 0 Washington Cocktail – The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/03/06/washington-cocktail-the-cocktail-spirit-with-robert-hess/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/03/06/washington-cocktail-the-cocktail-spirit-with-robert-hess/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:48:00 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3968 Once more the Savoy Cocktail Book is a great source for great drinks. The Washington Cocktail is typical for those new style cocktails created in the late 1800`s, at times when vermouth was widly used in drinks like the manhattan and the martini.

The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess – Washington Cocktail from Small Screen on Vimeo.

]]> Once more the Savoy Cocktail Book is a great source for great drinks. The Washington Cocktail is typical for those new style cocktails created in the late 1800`s, at times when vermouth was widly used in drinks like the manhattan and the martini.

The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess – Washington Cocktail from Small Screen on Vimeo.

]]> http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/03/06/washington-cocktail-the-cocktail-spirit-with-robert-hess/feed/ 0 Going East – Shanghai first http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/02/07/going-east-shanghai-first/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/02/07/going-east-shanghai-first/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:57:33 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3923 Calling all bartenders!! The Bitter Truth Masterclass with the creators of the brand, Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck, this coming Monday in Shanghai. The Bitter Truth Masterclass will give insight in the brands history and product portfolio, and the tradition of using bitters in cocktails. Book your places now!

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]]> http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/02/07/going-east-shanghai-first/feed/ 0 Young Man Cocktail by Harry Craddock http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/02/01/young-man-cocktail-by-harry-craddock/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/02/01/young-man-cocktail-by-harry-craddock/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:29:10 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3902 Harry Craddock gives a recipe for the Young Man Cocktail in the famed Savoy Cocktail book which is a twist on a Manhattan Cocktail made with cognac and orange curacao.

At Small Screen Network in ” The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess“, Robert explains how to mix this delicious drink in a proper way while offering at the same time insights in history. Enjoy!

 

Young Man – The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess from Small Screen Network on Vimeo.

]]> Harry Craddock gives a recipe for the Young Man Cocktail in the famed Savoy Cocktail book which is a twist on a Manhattan Cocktail made with cognac and orange curacao.

At Small Screen Network in ” The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess“, Robert explains how to mix this delicious drink in a proper way while offering at the same time insights in history. Enjoy!

 

Young Man – The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess from Small Screen Network on Vimeo.

]]> http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/02/01/young-man-cocktail-by-harry-craddock/feed/ 0 The Pumpkin King Cocktail made by Jamie Boudreau http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/01/10/the-pumpkin-king-cocktail-mady-by-jamie-boudreau/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/01/10/the-pumpkin-king-cocktail-mady-by-jamie-boudreau/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:28:18 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3886

Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau – Pumpkin King from Small Screen Network on Vimeo.

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Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau – Pumpkin King from Small Screen Network on Vimeo.

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]]> http://the-bitter-truth.com/2012/01/10/the-pumpkin-king-cocktail-mady-by-jamie-boudreau/feed/ 0 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/12/21/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/12/21/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:15:06 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3872

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]]> http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/12/21/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/feed/ 1 The Coalition Cocktail http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/11/30/the-coalition-cocktail/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/11/30/the-coalition-cocktail/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:13:00 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3866

The Coalition Cocktail

60ml (2 oz) Redemption Rye Whiskey

20ml (2/3 oz) Picon Biere

1 barspoon gomme syrup

2 dashes The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Bitters

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass or coupe and garnish with a small orange twist.

via Bitters & Twisted

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The Coalition Cocktail

60ml (2 oz) Redemption Rye Whiskey

20ml (2/3 oz) Picon Biere

1 barspoon gomme syrup

2 dashes The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Bitters

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass or coupe and garnish with a small orange twist.

via Bitters & Twisted

]]> http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/11/30/the-coalition-cocktail/feed/ 0 The Brown Cocktail http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/11/30/the-brown-cocktail/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/11/30/the-brown-cocktail/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:04:50 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3861

The Brown Cocktail

50ml (2 oz) Templeton Rye Whiskey

25ml (1 oz) London Dry Gin

2 dashes (a scant barspoon at most) gomme syrup

2 dashes The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters

Stir the three ingredients with plenty of ice before straining into a chilled cocktail glass. The original makes no mention of a garnish, but I like it with a small orange twist to draw out some of the sweeter notes.

via Bitters & Twisted

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The Brown Cocktail

50ml (2 oz) Templeton Rye Whiskey

25ml (1 oz) London Dry Gin

2 dashes (a scant barspoon at most) gomme syrup

2 dashes The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters

Stir the three ingredients with plenty of ice before straining into a chilled cocktail glass. The original makes no mention of a garnish, but I like it with a small orange twist to draw out some of the sweeter notes.

via Bitters & Twisted

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via Small Screen Network

]]> http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/11/30/kentucky-medicine-cocktail-brought-to-you-by-jamie-boudreau/feed/ 0 How to Make the Sherman Cocktail http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/11/17/how-to-make-the-sherman-cocktail/ http://the-bitter-truth.com/2011/11/17/how-to-make-the-sherman-cocktail/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:55:29 +0000 admin http://the-bitter-truth.com/?p=3841

“Old Waldorf Bar Days” by Albert Stevens Crockett was one of the great books of the 1930`s. The bar of the Old Waldorf hotel was the social meeting place in NYC at that time, but unfortunately the hotel itself had to make room for a new icon of New York City – The Empire State Building.

The Sherman Cocktail, found in Crockett`s book is essentially a twist on the classic Manhattan with the addition of absinthe and two types of bitters.

via Small Screen Network

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“Old Waldorf Bar Days” by Albert Stevens Crockett was one of the great books of the 1930`s. The bar of the Old Waldorf hotel was the social meeting place in NYC at that time, but unfortunately the hotel itself had to make room for a new icon of New York City – The Empire State Building.

The Sherman Cocktail, found in Crockett`s book is essentially a twist on the classic Manhattan with the addition of absinthe and two types of bitters.

via Small Screen Network

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