Jason Littrell from Death & Co. in NYC was challenged by Liquor.com to create a couple of cocktails to honor the athletes of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. This is one of his creations:
Citius, Altius, Fortius
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 oz Bluecoat Gin (US)
- .5 oz Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth (France)
- .5 oz Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth (Italy)
- 2 Dashes The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters (Germany)
- Teaspoon Kubler Absinthe (Switzerland)
- Teaspoon Crown Royal Whisky (Canada)
- Teaspoon simple syrup (1 part sugar, 1 part water)
Garnish: Orange wedge
Glass: Cocktail
PREPARATION:
Add the ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice and stir. Serve the drink in a cocktail glass with an orange wedge.

via Gold Medal Cocktails – Featured Articles — Liquor.com.
Cocoa Old Fashioned
Created by Joy Richard of the Franklin Cafe in Boston.
Ingredients:
- 2.5 oz Taza Cocoa Nib Infused Old Overholt Rye Whiskey *
- .5 oz Demerara syrup
- 1 Brandied cherry
- 1 Orange slice
- 3 dashes of Chocolate Bitters
* Joy infuses the rye whiskey with Taza Cocoa Nibs for three days.
Preparation:
In an old fashioned glass muddle together 1 half wheel of orange, 1 brandied cherry, .5 oz demerara syrup, and 3 dashes Chocolate bitters.
Fill with ice, add 2.5 oz Taza Cocoa Nib infused Old Overholt, lightly stir and serve.
via Cocoa Old-Fashioned Cocktail Recipe – Mixed Drink Recipe for a Cocoa Old Fashioned by Joy Richard.
Miss Haversham
- 1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
- 3/4 oz pear eau de vie
- 1/4 oz 2:1 demerara syrup
- 2 dashes Jerry Thomas bitters
- 1 dash Fees Barrel Aged bitters
Stir, strain, up.
via Time for a Rhumble! | Tasty Libations.
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.
White Whiskey Manhattan
Courtesy of Neyah White at NOPA in San Francisco
- 1.5 ounce Death’s Door White Whisky
- 1/2 ounce Dolin Blanc Vermouth
- 1/2 ounce Benedictine
- 6 drops Bitter Truth orange bitters
Add all ingredients to an ice-filled bar glass. Stir gently, to blend ingredients and chill. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Top with a dash of seasonal eau de vie for additional aromatics.
via This Ain’t No Moonshine – New Finds – – CHOW.