Angostura bitters

Briefly about the drink

Angostura - Concentrated bitters originally from Venezuela, one of the most popular and frequently used bitters in the bar. Its recipe has been kept secret for almost 200 years, and the strength of angostura is 44.7 degrees.

History of the Angostura bitters

First prepared in 1824 by the military doctor Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert, Angostura tincture was originally used exclusively as a medicine. By the way, the city in which the bitters was made was also called Angostura (in the 1840s it was renamed to Ciudad Bolivar).

Today, red-brown bitters are produced by various manufacturers, but the main one is the House of Angostura company located in Trinidad and Tobago.

Over time, Angostura bitter has become an indispensable ingredient in many cocktails, giving a pleasant flavor and enhancing the taste of the cocktail.

Here are some of the famous ingredients that make up the bitters: extracts of nutmeg, cardamom, orange peel, cinnamon, honeydew bark, ginger, witch hazel, galangal. But this is only a small part of this amazing alcoholic drink.

Among the cocktails that contain Angostura, one cannot fail to note such as Rob Roy, Singapore Sling, Manhattan, Pisco Sauer.

Update: 09.03.2015

Category: Other alcohol