Invented hundreds of years ago to alleviate digestive problems and battle Venezuelan parasites - Angostura Bitters have enjoyed a long legacy alreay. Today, they are a cocktail cabinet essential.
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Invented hundreds of years ago to alleviate digestive problems and battle Venezuelan parasites - Angostura Bitters have enjoyed a long legacy alreay. Today, they are a cocktail cabinet essential.
You would never drink Angostura Bitters by themselves, too bitter (genitan) and super concentrated. Rather, they are a key part of dozens of classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, the Manhattan and the Daiquiri.
Angostura bitters uses over 40 ingredients. Once shipped to Trinidad, they are steeped in high-proof spirit. The concentrated distillate is then combined with brown sugar and colouring, then diluted to 44.7% alcohol.
The story of Angostura beings in 1824, when Dr. Siegert perfected his recipe for his aromatic bitters in the town of Angostura in Venezuela. When he died in 1870, his sons took over the business and moved it from Venezuela to Trinidad in 1875.
The bitters were first produced in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela), hence the name. Angostura is Spanish for narrowing (the town of Angostura having been located at the first narrowing of the Orinoco River).
Angostura 7yo Dark Rum is packed with mouth watering flavours that include maple, chocolate, honey and toffee and presents a rich full-bodied taste that tapers off in to the classic rum finish.
Angostura Cask Collection No.1 Oloroso Sherry is the latest addition to their Limited-Edition Cask Collection, a series entirely dedicated to rums matured in different types of casks.
Angostura 1824 is a rum of fine distinction and to mark the special nature of the liquid - they named it in honour of the founding date of the Company (1824) by Dr. Johann G.B. Siegert.
Angostura 5yo Rum has deep flavours of chocolate, spice, vanilla and toasted oak flavours. It has a remarkably warm and mellow finish, perfect for those looking for an easy sipping rum or something...
Angostura 1919 Aged Rum is a specially blended multiple award winning rum, which celebrates a very particular year when Angostura's Trinidadian distillery was destroyed by fire.
Angostura Reserva exudes rich and warm flavours of vanilla and a finish that carries nuances of tropical fruits including banana and coconut.
Angostura 1787 celebrates a landmark period for Trinidad, when its very first sugar mill was established at the Lapeyrouse Estate.
SKU: C19042NV