Angostura bitters is a concentrated bitters (aka a herbal alcoholic preparation) based on gentian (a kind of clear liqueur), herbs, and spices.
It’s produced by the House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago and is called Angostura as it was created in the town of Angostura in Venezuela.
Typically, Angostura Bitters are used for flavouring beverages and also produce orange bitters to add to the alcoholic flavouring collection.
For Angostura Bitters, we recommend:
Cocktails with Angostura Bitters
Amaretto (Italian for ‘a little bitter’) is a sweet Liqueur that originated in Saronno (a commune Lombardy, Italy).
Depending on the brand, Amaretto can be made from a variety of ingredients including apricot kernals, peach stones, bitter almonds, or just regular almonds. They keys is all of these ingredients contain benzaldehyde which acts as the almond-like flavour of the liqueur.
Amaretto usually contains between 21 to 28 per cent alcohol by volume.
For Amaretto, we recommend:
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