Almost Rye
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Almost Rye Cocktail50 ml (2 oz) Bourbon Whiskey 10 ml (1/3 oz) The Bitter Truth Pimento Dram Orange Zest Build in tumbler and stir carefully. Garnish with orange zest. |

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Almost Rye Cocktail50 ml (2 oz) Bourbon Whiskey 10 ml (1/3 oz) The Bitter Truth Pimento Dram Orange Zest Build in tumbler and stir carefully. Garnish with orange zest. |
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Horse’s Neck50 ml (2 oz) Bourbon Whiskey 2 dashes The Bitter Truth – Bitters (any) Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer Lemon Twist Build in a longdrink glass on ice & stir. |
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Louisville Stinger50 ml (2 oz) Bourbon 15 ml (1/2 oz) white Crème de Menthe 2 dashes The Bitter Truth – Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter Bitters Build in tumbler on ice & stir. |
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Mint Julep50 ml (2 oz) Bourbon, Brandy or Aged Rum 20 ml (3/4 oz) The Bitter Truth – Apricot Liqueur 2 dashes The Bitter Truth – Lemon Bitters 5 ml (1/6 oz) Sugar Syrup Mint Leaves Muddle mint with bourbon, brandy or rum in tumbler. Take out mint leaves. Add apricot liqueur, bitters and crushed ice and stir. Garnish with mint sprig. |
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Old Fashioned Cocktail50 ml (2 oz) Whisk(e)y, Brandy, Aged Rum or Añejo Tequila 10 ml (1/3 oz) Sugar Syrup (or 1 Sugar Cube) 2 dashes The Bitter Truth – Bitters Orange Zest Pour all ingredients in a tumbler & stir till it has the right dilution. |
Seelbach Cocktail
Ingredients
Pour all ingredients into a chilled champagne flute and stir. Fill with champagne and stir again. Garnish with an orange twist.
This cocktail was created by Justyn of Haus Bar for The Bitter Truth Cocktail Competition in Bristol, UK.
The Bittern
Glass: Rocks
Serve: Stir for 3.5 minutes over ice
Garnish: Orange Peel
A play on the Old Fashioned by Brian Miller at Death and Company, 2007. It’s one of those drinks that evolves as the ice slowly melts into the cocktail.
1/4 oz Demerara Sugar Syrup
1/2 oz Rittenhouse Bonded Rye (100 Proof)
1/2 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
1/2 oz Cognac
1/2 oz Calvados
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Dash Xocolatl Mole Bitters
Garnish:
Orange Twist (wide)
Lemon Twist (wide)
Stir all the ingredients aside from the twists in an ice filled shaker glass. Strain into a double old fashioned glass over ice. Add orange and lemon twists.
1.5 oz Bourbon Whiskey
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
0.5 oz The Bitter Truth ELIXIER
2 dashes The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters
Stir all ingredients over ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel.
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Whiskey Sour60 ml Bourbon Whiskey 20 ml fresh Lemon Juice 20 ml Sugar Syrup 2 dashes The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Bitters 1 Eggwhite Shake with ice & strain into rock glass. |