In 1824, the House of Angostura mastered the production of bitters, and today Angostura aromatic bitters is the only bottle that you’re going to find at the back of every cocktail bar on the earth. 183 years on Angostura have, at last, developed their first brand extension – Angostura orange bitters.
It has been a very long time in the making, but now for the first time there is a prime quality, concentrated and balanced orange bitters available for use in the finest cocktails.
Angostura orange bitters are new, but the category dates back to long before US prohibition. Orange bitters were incredibly popular at the turn of the 20th century, and were a key ingredient in many original cocktail classics. For example, orange bitters were some of the main ingredients in the original Martini, ‘The Martinez’ (Gin, Sweet vermouth & Orange bitters). Only very few bitters survived the prohibition era (Angostura aromatic bitters was one) – and all through this time orange bitters disappeared from the back bar. Until now!
Orange bitters is a key ingredient of many original cocktails dating back from the early age of mixing to the United States prohibition, and with renewed interest in these cocktails (at Prohibition style bars like Milk & Honey and 1st viscount montgomery of alamein Place), there is a place for orange bitters on the back bar once again.
Examples of classic cocktails the use of Orange bitters:
The Old Fashioned (Bourbon, sugar cube, Angostura aromatic & orange bitters)
The Manhattan (Whisky, sweet vermouth, Angostura aromatic & orange bitters)
The Champagne Cocktail (champagne, cognac, sugar cube & Angostura orange bitters)
The Martini (Gin, Sweet or Dry vermouth, Angostura orange bitters)
The Casino (Gin, Maraschino, lemon juice and Angostura orange bitters).
Angostura Orange Bitters is a blend of citrus essence with oils from bitter and sweet oranges, herbs and spices. The result is impressively complex and overall balanced, which can do wonderful things to cocktails when pr
Angostura Orange bitters is made from sun ripened, hand harvested Caribbean oranges, and provide an excellent accompaniment to vodka, gin, whisky, rum, savoury sauces, seafood dishes and chocolate.
Colour: Orange.
Nose: Citrus, Spice and Floral.
