The perfect match for all white spirits and fortified wines. Product Information:Embossed metal tin, 100 ml (5 x 20ml), 38,2% Alcohol by Volume, With airline security at an all time high, many bartender often find themselves challenged when transporting their key ingredients. Wayne, The Bitter Truth Cocktail Bitters Travelers Set, USA: (NY) One of those was aromatic bitters, of which these decanter bitters are one variety. New York, The Bitter Truth - Cocktail Bitters Traveler's Set (100ml), UK: London, Bitter Truth Cocktail Bitters Traveler's Set, USA: (NY) CREOLE BITTERS: The complex combination of flavors hints upon spice, bitterness and cardamon with a subtle floral finish that e vokes the flavors of Creole cuisine in New Orleans/Louisiana. Non-Alcoholic Mixers & Bitters. PEACH BITTERS: The exquisite fruity aromas of fresh peaches and almonds will improve any cocktail or long drink. Download Tech Sheet Download Bottle Shot Garnish: Speared Strawberry. Download Bottle Shot Download Shelf Talker, Cucumber Bitters Jim Vorel is a Paste staff writer and resident brown liquor geek. More shipping infoShipping info.

This ingredient works super well in most traditional cocktails, especially an original martinis, but does well with rums, whiskies and tequilas. CREOLE BITTERS: The complex combination of flavors hints upon spice, bitterness and cardamon with a subtle floral finish that e vokes the flavors of Creole cuisine in New Orleans/Louisiana. OLD TIME AROMATIC BITTERS: Classically bitter and tangy. Other bitters include, Creole Bitters, Chocolate Bitters, Peach Bitters, Tonic Bitters, Grapefruit Bitters, Jerry Thomas Bitters (based on a recipe by Professor Jerry Thomas, who is considered to be the most important bartender of the 19th century) and Cucumber Bitters. Combining the aromatics of cinnamon, cardamom, anise and cloves, it reminds one of gingerbread. To give you the best search experience, we use cookies for remembering your search filters, personalizing content, and analyzing how the website is used. Download Shelf Talker, Rose Water JERRY THOMAS BITTERS: Dedicated to Professor Jerry Thomas (1830-1885), who is considered to be the most famous and important bartender of the 19th century, these bitters reveal citrus and dried fruit aromas which unite with the spicy flavors of cloves, angostura bark and cinnamon. Im a sensory sort of guy. CUCUMBER BITTERS: New ways of mixing your favored spirit by adding unadulterated flavors of green cucumber to your drink. Party Donkey Cocktail Burrito Fiestero Mezcal, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtNCsySDiZU, 2 Dash The Bitter Truth Grapefruit Bitters, 37.5ml Strawberry infused Buffalo Trace White Dog, 20ml Mr Fitzpatricks Blood Tonic Cordial, 25ml Gabriel Boudier Bernard Loiseau Creme de Griottes & Chocolat, 2 Dash The Bitter Truth Chocolate Bitters, 3 Dash The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Bitters, 20ml Gabriel Boudier Kaffir Lime Leaf Liqueur. Good bittersweredifficult to source in Germany, so Munich bartenders Stephen Berg and Alexander Hauck produced their own handmade versions to mix in the cocktails their created. In the golden age of the American cocktail, bitters were an essential ingredient and there were a vast array of flavors to choose from. This was a safe choice on my part, perhaps, given that other fruity Bitter Truth bitters varieties include peach, lemon and grapefruit, but I wanted to see how the Manhattan made with classical orange bitters might compare to the other two samples in front of me. Memory, it should be noted, is a very unreliable thing for most peopleyoure always going to get a better sense of what truly separates two similar spirits or drinks if you taste them one after another, rather than in different sessions. Its a concentrated concoction, and you only need a couple of drops to bring all the flavour combinations of your cocktail together.

Bottle Size:All bottles are 750ML unless otherwise noted. Download Shelf Talker, E**X**R Amaro Liqueur When prohibition hit (1920-1933) ingredients became scarce and people had to drink bootlegged liquor, doing what they could to hide the taste of their illicit hooch. Its made from wild violet blossoms that grow in the Alps and has a slightly sweet, but very flowery flavour. The last of which is the key ingredient in an Aviation cocktail. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. For example, fine German Sptburgunder (Pinot Noir) Bitters are a diverse group of products which have been consumed for centuries for their health-related benefits. The Bitter Truth Chocolate Bitters play exceptionally well with sweet Vermouths and all kinds of aged spirits like Whisky, Rum, Tequila and Brandy. On the nose it starts with a traditional marmalade scent. The initial flavor of celery is dominant, leading into a complex palate with aromas of lemongrass, orange peel, and ginger. They suggest using them in an array of corpse reviver cocktails such as the ubiquitous Bloody Mary, which makes sense given that the drink already comes garnished with celery in many cases, but also suggest that Celery Bitters may pair well with fresh and grassy spirits such as Caribbean rhum agricole, which is an interesting thought. The Bitter Truth Cocktail Bitters Bar Pack comes in a beautiful designed metal tin box with 3D embossed decorations which and holds 5 x 20ml brown glass bottles of the companys modern bitters flavors. Glass: Rocks Download Tech Sheet Download Tech Sheet Just two months later they released their Orange Bitters and an Old Time Aromatic Bitters, shortly followed by Lemon Bitters. Enhance your home bars possibilities with 5 all-natural bitters in handy pocket size that will cause no trouble at airports security check as it is TSA approved.Tasting Notes: TONIC BITTERS: These Bitters provide an authentic Gin and Tonic experience. 100ml size (5 bottles of 20ml bottle size). All Rights Reserved, The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Own Decanter Bitters. Download Bottle Shot Its the bitters that defined them as a cocktail. With fruit scents of dried apricots, cherries and cranberries mingling with the strong flavours of anise, smoked paprika and hints of smoking pine wood. Garnish: Orange Zest. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. And so, I did exactly that, experimenting with three of the bitters varieties that seemed diametrically opposed. Download Bottle Shot Method: Stir/Thrown Light & inviting, these bitters will lift your spirits to new heights like sunshine in spring. Glass: Rocks Download Shelf Talker, Celery Bitters Combining the aromatics of cinnamon, cardamom, anise and cloves, it reminds one of gingerbread. Download Tech Sheet The Old Time Aromatic Bitters will add a good kick to your punch. Download Shelf Talker, Elderflower Liqueur Method: Shake & Strain Download Bottle Shot Whiskey's booming prices aren't going away, especially at the elite end of the scale. Download Shelf Talker, Bogarts Bitters These Celery Bitters have an amazing bouquet of favours with white grape, Sencha tea, lemon grass, celery leaf and fresh root ginger on the nose. Specifically, were talking about the venerable Manhattan. Download Shelf Talker, Pink Gin Atlanta, The Bitter Truth Cocktail Bitters Travel Gift Set (5) 20ml , Germany , (5) 20 mL, The Bitter Truth Cocktail Bitters Traveler's Set 38,2% Vol. Some brands tried to imitate the successes of pre-prohibition cocktail bitters but with limited success, until recently. Product is not available in this quantity. Anyone can make oneits literally just whiskey (rye or bourbon), sweet vermouth and bitters, stirred with ice. Method: Shake & Fine Strain The resulting Manhattan possesses gentle spiciness that definitely hits on cinnamon, with hints of licorice, clove and Christmas cookies or gingerbread. The Manhattan sample I made with Jerry Thomas Own Decanter Bitters was undoubtedly the most conventional and familiar of the three, not that this is a negative. It juggles artistically on the tongue as well, adding coriander seed, fresh celery and chicory. They play exceptionally well with sweet vermouths and all kinds of aged spirits. The Bitter Truth describes them as Very fruity and very bitter. The professor would be proud. The company currently produces eleven different bitters, and their criteria for their choice of flavours was to enable bartenders to be able to recreate old cocktail receipts using the correct bitters. Download Bottle Shot This homage is as characterful as its name sake, so join in, get experimental and doff your hat to the man who brought us the first ever published cocktail book. Why do we use so little, can they really affect the flavour that much? Download Bottle Shot We wont share or sell your email address. The Bitter Truth Old Time Aromatic Bitters. I dont need an excuse to line up some cocktails next to each other and dive into comparison, but I think this is a particularly interesting avenue of exploration: Just how big a difference do bitters make in a classic cocktail, all other things being equal? All in all, this one is perhaps not quite my style, but I can easily admire just how distinctly different it is from the cocktail that came before. Garnish: Speared Maraschino Cherries. 2022 Warner Bros. The combination of citrus and spice containing grapefruit, Sicilian lemon, lime, Seville oranges, juniper, coriander seeds and mace creates a grassy-fresh Japanese green tea bouquet. Download Tech Sheet Alexander, who is also a graphic designer, created the distinctive look and feel of the packaging. East Hampton, The Bitter Truth Cocktail Bitters Travelers Set, Germany, USA: (CA) Ice: None But inJune 2006, their career path took a slight detour. Download Shelf Talker, Orange Flower Water An assortment of 5 Bitters of the Bitter Truth in a Tin Box: Celary Bitters, Old Time Aromatic Bitters, Orange Bitter, Creole Bitters and Jerry Thomas Bitters. Download Tech Sheet Copyright Cocktail Emporium Inc. 2019. Sign UpYes, I would like to receive Paste's newsletter, 2022 Paste Media Group. Download Tech Sheet For new bartenders, the array of tiny bottles can be imposing and confusing. The nose is full of clove and heady with gingerbread combined with the subtler tutti-frutti notes. 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CHOCOLATE BITTERS: Tall, dark and although not necessarily handsome, most definitely rich: with cocoa butter and dark chocolate to entice the nose, hints of vanilla, cinnamon and bitter tones of gentian and wormwood elicit the palate. Download Shelf Talker. That means theyre roughly in the mold of the Angostura Bitters youre no doubt familiar with, possessing warmy spicy tones, but unique in their profile. The rst taste, cardamom and caraway are pungent and the finishing number is fresh orange peel.

The Bitter Truth expanded their collection to include products like liqueurs and flavored spirits; again, produced using the best quality natural ingredients. Download Bottle Shot The initial flavor of celery is dominant, leading into a complex palate with aromas of lemongrass, orange peel and ginger. But how much does the drink change when the choice of bitters veers wildly in one direction or another? Method: Stirred This US TV show certainly helped popularise it and bring mass appeal, but as the first series didnt air until July 2007 by which time Stephen and Alexander were already well under way with The Bitter Truth.