The Bitter Truth is coming to the U.S. and will make stops in New Haven, Connecticut, Atlantic City, New Jersey and of course New York City. We will be participating in the Manhattan Cocktail Classics which opens may 9th with a posh gala held at the New York Public Library.
On may 10th and may 11th vistors of the Industry Invitational will have the chance to sample The Bitter Truth`s products. Come and swing by for a chat and a sip.
THE AMERICAN BAR AT THE SAVOY LAUNCHES BESPOKE, LIMITED EDITION ‘SAVOY MARTINI BITTERS’
The next installment of The Savoy Collection is a limited edition ‘Savoy Martini Bitters’ created in collaboration with The Bitter Truth Range of Bitters and Liqueurs.
250 bottles of ‘Savoy Martini Bitters’ have been produced for sale and to be used in the Martini Cocktail, one of the American Bar’s most popular drinks. The Bitters will also be incorporated into a number of other cocktails featured on a special Anniversary Menu in the American Bar, which launches this week in celebration of The Savoy’s 125th Anniversary on 6 August 2014.
‘Savoy Martini Bitters’ comes in a 200ml bottle and has been created as a bold partner to the Dry Martini Cocktail, using either gin or vodka. As with all The Bitter Truth products, the Bitters have been made with natural ingredients only. Bitter and sweet oranges, lemon, sage, rhubarb and lemon verbena, all backed by gentian and a light touch of angostura bark, all feature in the product.
The Bitters are released as part of The Savoy Collection, one of the most prestigious and unique collections of one-of-a-kind spirits and liquids, launched by The Savoy in 2013. The Collection so far includes a 21-year-old Macallan, The Manhattan Cocktail, a 17-year-old Laphroaig, Demerara Rum from Guyana 1975, and the soon to be released 125th Anniversary Decanter filled with one of the rarest Speyside whiskies available today.
The Savoy Collection: Savoy Martini Bitters is available to purchase in Savoy Tea, priced from £35.
For further press information or images, please contact:-
Emma Allam, Director of Communications, The Savoy
Email: emma.allam@fairmont.com or Tel: +44(0)20 7420 2329 Charlotte Faith, PR Manager, The Savoy
Email: charlotte.faith@fairmont.com or Tel: +44(0)20 7420 2372
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Founded in 2006 by bartenders Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck, The Bitter Truth offers bartenders a broad range of cocktail seasonings and flavours. The products that are available in the UK include the award-winning Celery Bitters, Old Time Aromatic Bitters, Orange Bitters, Lemon Bitters, Jerry Thomas` Own Decanter Bitters, Creole Bitters, Grapefruit Bitters, Tonic Bitters, Peach Bitters and Chocolate Bitters, as well as Elderflower Liqueur, Golden Falernum, Apricot Liqueur, Violet Liqueur, Pimento Dram and Elixier Liqueur.
The Savoy Hotel in London is one of the most prestigious hotels in the world and celebrated its 125th anniversary in august 2014. With the Dry Martini Cocktail being the hotels best selling cocktail, headbartender Erik Lorincz created together with his team of the American Bar the Savoy Martini, a tasty mixture of dry gin, dry vermouth and bitters.
The Bitter Truth produced a limited number of 250 bottles of a Savoy Martini Bitters for the Savoy Martini which is used alongside a special bottling of a rare Cocchi dry vermouth and house dry gin. The Savoy Martini Bitters are used at the American Bar and are available for sale solely at the Savoy at a price of 30 GBP.
THE SAVOY MARTINI COCKTAIL
3 parts Dry Gin
1 part Cocchi Dry Vermouth
1-2 dashes The Bitter Truth Savoy Martini Bitters
Stir ingredients over cold ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass and add a zest of bergamot peel relasing the essential oils of the peel.… Read more
When to Shake and When to Stir a Cocktail is a question quite often asked. Robert Hess gives advice in this little video from Small Screen on Vimeo making 2 versions of a Manhattan Cocktail. The answer is relativly simply as cocktails based on clear ingredients should be stirred, while cocktails using already cloudy ingredients or ingredients that are thick should be shaken. Learn how its made the right way!
…and for those want to try at home here`s the recipe for a tasty Manhattan Cocktail
2 oz (60 ml) American whiskey (rye or bourbon)
3/4 oz (30 ml) sweet vermouth
1-2 dashes The Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters
Instructions: Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry, lemon or orange zest.… Read more
“Who better than bartenders to judge the quality of the spirits that go into your glass?” That was the starting point for Dan Priseman and James Triffo organizing the very first Bartenders Best Awards in London. 
We are very happy to announce that The Bitter Truth did very well and was crowned with 2 (two!!!) awards for Bartenders Best Bitters 2014 for The Bitter Truth Creole Bitters and for Bartenders Best Liqueur 2014 for The Bitter Truth Golden Falernum at the awards ceremony held in NOLA Bar London last monday. We are absolutely thrilled and grateful to get such an amazing recognition by UK`s finest behind the stick. Thank you!
The process of judging involved over 80 full-time bartender from the UK and included industry legends such as Alex Kratena from London`s Artisian Bar at The Langham, Erik Lorincz of The Savoy Hotel, Marian Beke of Nightjar & Ryan Chetiyawardana from White Lyan among many others. See full list of judges here.
Fortified Wine: Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
Bitters: The Bitter Truth Creole Bitters
Liqueur: The Bitter Truth Golden Falernum
Vodka: Belvedere Unfiltered
Gin: Geranium 55
Cognac: Pierre Ferrand 1840
Rum: Appleton 21yo
Whisky: Chivas 25yo
Tequila: Tapatio Blanco
A nice writeup on the awards can be found over at The Cocktail Lovers with an interview with Dan Priseman and James Triffo.
How To Choose the Right Glassware for Your Cocktail – The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess from Small Screen on Vimeo.
There has always been confusion about the right glass picked for the right drink and its time to give simple advice. At Small Screen`s recent video Robert Hess is explaining how to do it right.… Read more
Ingredients:
90 ml (3 oz) Dry White Wine
25 ml (3/4 oz) The Bitter Truth Apricot Liqueur
Plain Soda or Sparkling Mineral Water
Instructions:
Build in glass over big ice cubes. Stir gently and add lemon zest.
Ingredients:
60 ml (2 oz) Riesling Wine
25 ml (3/4 oz) Dry Gin
10 ml (1/3 oz) The Bitter Truth Apricot Liqueur
Instructions:
Stir ingredients over ice and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with orange zest.
Ingredients:
90 ml (3 oz) Dry White Wine
25 ml (3/4 oz) The Bitter Truth Violet Liqueur
Plain Soda or Sparkling Mineral Water
Instructions:
Build in glass over big ice cubes. Stir gently and add lemon zest.
Ingredients:
60 ml (2 oz) Dry Gin
25 ml (3/4 oz) The Bitter Truth Violet Liqueur
10 ml (1/3 oz) Maraschino Liqueur
25 ml (3/4 oz) fresh Lemon or Lime Juice
Instructions:
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
The Bitter Truth and Haymans Gin are proud to announce the winners of the 2013 UK Cocktail Competition
This year saw the beginning of a series of cocktail competitions where The Bitter Truth teamed up with Hayman`s Gin, the longest serving gin distilling family in England to search for the most skilled and talented bartenders in all parts of Great Britain. Regional competition were held and the top 8 were called to London to battle against each other.
The final took place at The Luggage Room in Mayfair, London september 18th and was judged by James & Lewis from Haymans, Clint from Imbibe Magazine and Alex & Stephan of The Bitter Truth.
In a polite doff our hats to the classic Martini we were looking for competitors to use the The Bitter Truth and Hayman`s Gin in a twist on the classic mix of gin and bitters for their Vintage recipe.
For the Visionary recipe, we were looking for new leaders in the industry to draw inspiration from the progressive way as bar tending Brits consistently push the boundaries of cocktail culture.
The winner of the competition received a cash prize of £1000. The competition was open to UK entrants only.
1st prize winner
Nick Quattroville – The Blind Pig Social Eating House/Soho, London
2nd prize winner
Susie Wong – Epernay Champagne Bar/Manchester
3rd prize winner
Ali Bell – Plateau/Brighton
Lee Jones – Wax Bar/Leeds
Gareth Franklin – Mister G – La Raza/Cambridge
Tim Ward – Popolo/Newcastle
Niall McGloin – Smokestack/Leeds
Ryan Osnowski – The Hinds Head/Bray
A big thank you to the entire team of Lovedrinks for great support!!!
“The guys at The Bitter Truth are two of the busiest people in the spirits industry. In just seven years, they have increased their product line to include not only several classic bitters styles, but also spirits, liqueurs and flower waters. Every bottle feels just right, looks sharp and holds some amazing flavors.”
Thats quite a stunning intro as we think and we are very pleased and flattered at the same time. Following our motto “Quality counts” we continue to produce The Bitter Truth products by using only the best quality natural ingredients available and this is fully reflected once you taste one of our products. The traditional production process without any shortcuts garantees an unparalelled experience. Thanks for the appreciation, Blair!
You can read the reviews about The Bitter Truth`s Spirits and Liqueurs here and don`t miss out on Good Spirits News latest thoughts on our new types of bitters which you can read here.
Have a look how Robert Hess makes a tasty E**X**R & Ginger
Ingredients:
60 ml (2 oz) The Bitter Truth E**X**R
8 ml (1/4 oz) fresh Lime Juice
120 ml (~4 oz) Ginger Beer
Instructions:
Build in glass over ice. Stir carefully and enjoy.
…or watch Jamie Boudreau make a Kentucky Medicine…
Following the great success of The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters, we were working on expanding our portfolio to savory flavors in cocktails & drinks for a few years now. Cucumber has a very delicate flavor, but the downside is that cucumber consists mainly of water and very little flavor. Further to that the fragile notes one can find in freshly cut cucumber will change quickly and the delicate top notes are hard to capture.
Saying so, we decided to mash the freshest cucumber available and then distill the mash to form a stable base which is then blended with a delicate selection of herbs and spices to create memories of the english countryside, summertime and light spirits. Already thirsty? The Bitter Truth Cucumber Bitters are first available in the USA – for all other markets from july/august 2015 on.
Ingredients:
30 ml (1 oz) The Bitter Truth Pink Gin
30 ml (1 oz) The Bitter Truth Elderflower Liqueur
2 dashes The Bitter Truth Cucumber Bitters
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain off into a chilled cocktail glass and enjoy.
Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient
Amaro di Angostura
Balsam American Amaro
Grey Goose V/X
Rieger & Co. Kansas City Whiskey
Mister Katz’s Rock and Rye
Mr. Lyan’s Bottled Cocktails
Redemption Rye Barrel Proof
Small Hands Foods Yeoman Tonic Syrup
Suze Bitters
The Bitter Truth Cucumber Bitters
This marks the second nomination within the Top 10 for The Bitter Truth, after the glorious victory at the 2010 Spirited Awards, were The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters took home the top prize. We are looking forward to see this years winner and send our congratulations to all nominees.
See full list for Top 10 nominations for the TOTC Spirited Awards here…
