Bitter Truth

Meg Lazar | New York City

This refined variation on the Boulevardier gets chocolatey goodness from a surprising ingredient: Cocoa Puffs cereal.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 2 3/4 ounces Bitter Truth Batch (see Editor’s Note)
  • 2 3/4 ounces Bitter Truth Batch (see Editor’s Note)
  • 2 dashes saline solution
  • 2 dashes saline solution
  • 2 dashes chocolate bitters
  • 2 dashes chocolate bitters

Directions
  1. Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail pitcher and stir to mix.
  2. Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
  3. Garnish with a trimmed orange twist.
Editor's Note

Bitter Truth Batch
950 grams Toki blended Japanese whisky
950 grams Campari
712 grams sweet vermouth
238 grams apricot liqueur
150 grams Cocoa Puffs

Add all ingredients into a Cambro or other large sealable container. Allow to infuse for 8 hours. Fine-strain by pressing the

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