Julia Rappaport of the Boston Herald lets readers know where to find The Bitter Truth bitters in the Boston area:

BUY: BITTER TRUTH BITTERS

Cocktail enthusiasts: Have your panties in a bunch over the recent shortage of Angostura bitters? Help is on the way! Bitter Truth bitters is a German product new to U.S. markets and available for $18 a bottle at The Boston Shaker, set to open in its new location at 69 Holland St. (Somerville’s Davis Square) soon*. The first shipment arrived stateside this month in such tantalizing flavors as celery, lemon, grapefruit and xocolatl mole. Cin, cin!

* Update: As of February 5, 2010, The Boston Shaker is open for business.

via Gotta love it – BostonHerald.com.

COCKTAIL ALL-STARS RAISES A GLASS TO NEW YORK CITY

Industry icons like Dale DeGroff, radio hosts, cocktail scholars, drink writers, bartenders from 4 countries and almost a dozen cities, and master distillers join with Michelin-starred chefs Brad Farmerie and Chris Rendell, cutting-edge design firm AvroKO and barman Eben Freeman for a guerilla drink festival.

A production of Mangkut – Asia’s only creative agency for f-and-b

NEW YORK - It’s not every day that you get even two of the world’s best bartenders shaking and strutting their stuff under one roof, and even more rare that these same bar stars can entertain in Manhattan’s finest watering holes on the same night 4, 6, and more at a time. Cocktail All-Stars (CAS) – launched in Asia this past year to help inspire and… Read more

Emily Kaiser of Food & Wine Magazine includes The Bitter Truth Bittermens Grapefruit bitters in her article “A Taste for Bitter”:

Bitter Flavors for the Bar

Bitter flavors, which give food and cocktails balance and sophistication, are gaining an edge over sweet. Here, the best of the new.

GRAPEFRUIT BITTERS

Try a dash of Bittermens/The Bitter Truth bitters with club soda.

via A Taste for Bitter | Food & Wine.

The Bitter Truth appears in L.A. Splash magazine’s Valentine’s Day Food and Beverage Gift Guide:

“Founded in 2006, by mixologists Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck, The Bitter Truth offers bartenders a broad range of cocktail seasonings and flavors. The products that will be available in the U.S. include the award winning Celery Bitters, Old Time Aromatic Bitters, Orange Bitters, Lemon Bitters, as well as the Bittermens Xocolatl Mole and Grapefruit Bitters. All bitters are priced at $15.95 for a 200 ml bottle. A coveted item by bartenders around the world, The Bitter Truth Bitters can now be purchased nationwide.”

via Valentine’s Day Food & Beverage Gifts – 2010 Guide.

Jackie Patterson, bartender at Heaven’s Dog and Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco, mixes two champagne cocktails using The Bitter Truth bitters on KGO-TV’s “The View From the Bay”:

Watch the video here: Make Champagne Cocktails at Home

Lilikoi (Hawaiian name for passionfruit)

Ingredients:

• .75 oz. Small Hand Foods Passionfruit Syrup
• 2 dashes The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters
• 4 oz. Sparkling WIne
• Garnish with an edible dendrobium orchid

Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1 sugar cube
• 4 dashes The Bitter Truth Bittermens Grapefruit Bitters
• 5 oz. Sparkling Wine
• Grapefruit Zest
• Garnish with Grapefruit Zest

The View From the Bay: Make Champagne Cocktails at Home

Laren Spirer of Serious Eats NY finds The Bitter Truth and Bittermens at Kalustyans:

While you’re there, you can also find Bitter Truth bitters, which recently paired up with Bittermens to bring you the Bittermens Grapefruit Bitters and Xocolatl Mole Bitters in addition to their own line: Celery, Lemon, Orange, and Old Time Aromatic Bitters.

If you’re looking for an Angostura replacement, Bitter Truth recommends The Bitter Truth’s Old Time Aromatic Bitters as an alternative in their Champagne Cocktail recipe—but feel free to experiment.

Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients
Sugar cube
The Bitter Truth Old Time Aromatic Bitters
Champagne
Lemon peel

Procedure
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