Hot Shots: Bartenders Spice Up Bitters

Want to find a way to turn spicy into bitter? Just ask bartender Derrick Bass of Willie Jane in Venice, Calif. He makes wasabi bitters for a vodka and amaro cocktail called the wah sah bee. In a large Mason jar he combines quartered apples and a small handful of wasabi paste with high-proof grain alcohol. “A neutral-grain alchohol doesn’t have flavor...