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Atlantic Coast Cocktail

Atlantic Coast Cocktail

30 ml (1 oz) Cognac

30 ml (1 oz) Ginger Wine

1 dash Absinthe

1 dash The Bitter Truth – Orange Bitters

Stir in mixing glass with ice & strain into a cocktail glass.

Brandy Cocktail

Brandy Cocktail

(adapted by Stephan Berg, mixed by Brian Miller)

2 oz. brandy

1/4 oz. simple syrup

1/8 oz. orange curaçao

2 dashes The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas bitters

Stir in ice for 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

via “Buzzings” from Cocktail Buzz: Bitters Is Better: The Bitter Truth Mingles with Bols Genever at Clover Club.

East India Cocktail

East India Cocktail

60 ml Brandy
10 ml Raspberry Syrup
1 tsp. Orange Curaçao
1 tsp. Maraschino Liqueur
1 dash The Bitter Truth – Old Time Aromatic Bitters

Shake with ice & strain into a cocktail glass.

Mint Julep

Mint Julep

50 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.

Old Fashioned Cocktail

Old Fashioned Cocktail

50 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.

Ready for a cubed Old Fashioned Cocktail?

The Old Fashioned Cocktail is simple yet multidimensional. Its few ingredients combine to create what some consider the perfect cocktail. You can make old fashioned cocktails with any spirit; rum and tequila both make a wonderful old fashioned.

The Cubed Old Fashioned could just take you to the fourth dimension! See how Jamie Boudreau explains how to make this yummy drink on SMALLCREEN NETWORK using multiple types of bitters…Cheers to Trinidad.

Rhumble

Rhumble

  • 1 1/2 oz rhum agricole blanc (Saint Etienne)
  • 3/4 oz dry sherry (Barbadillo Manzanilla)
  • 3/4 oz apricot brandy (Rothman and Winter)
  • 2 dashes celery bitters (Bitter Truth)

Stir, strain, up. Lemon twist.

From Sylvan Thompson at Tasty Libations

Washington Cocktail – The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess

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.

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