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Up your cocktail game with these delicious recipes!

A staple for bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts, Angostura® bitters will transform your drinks in just a few magical dashes

What better way to toast to all of life’s occasions than with a divine cocktail? And whether you prefer yours shaken or stirred, on or off the rocks, in an elegant flute or a trusty highball, one thing should remain constant: Angostura® bitters.

An essential ingredient in some of the world’s most celebrated drinks, Angostura® bitters has been a mainstay behind bars and in kitchens since 1824. The original bitters, it has been lovingly crafted to take flavours to the next level, whether it’s enhancing the complexities in your cocktails or even elevating the taste of your favourite dishes – the only limit is your imagination.

Need a little inspiration? These delicious cocktail recipes are a great place to start...

Zesty Spritz

Makes 1

Ingredients
  • 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
  • 60ml blood orange liqueur
  • 90ml prosecco
  • 30ml soda water
  • 1 orange or grapefruit slice
Method

1.  Add all the ingredients to a high ball glass or a large wine glass and mix briefly. Top up with ice and garnish with an orange or grapefruit slice.

Watermelon mint spritz

Makes 1

Ingredients
  • 30ml Angostura 1919 Rum
  • 30ml fresh watermelon juice
  • 90ml dry rosé wine
  • 30ml lemon soda
  • 2 dashes Angostura orange bitters
  • sprig of mint, for garnish
  • watermelon slice, for garnish
Method

1.  Add all the ingredients and a generous helping of ice to a highball or speciality glass.

2.  Gently stir for 2 secs, then garnish with a sprig of mint and a watermelon slice and serve.

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Dark and stormy

Makes 1

Ingredients
  • 75ml Angostura 7-Year Dark Rum
  • 150ml ginger beer
  • 1 lime wedge
  • 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
  • 1 lime wheel and/or candied ginger, for garnish
Method

1.  Pour the rum and ginger beer into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.

2.  Squeeze over the lime wedge and add the bitters. Stir gently and finish with the lime wheel and/or candied ginger.

Of the sorts

Makes 1

Ingredients
  • 2 slices of lemon
  • 2 heaped tbsp cranberry blossom honey (or clover honey)
  • 60ml Angostura 5-Year Rum
  • 3 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
  • 1 dash Angostura Orange Bitters
  • 1 fresh cinnamon stick, for garnish
  • You will also need
  • brandy sifter glass
Method

1.  Squeeze the lemon slices into a snifter. Spoon in the honey, then add the rum and bitters.

2.  Add 90-120ml of hot water and stir thoroughly to combine. Freshly grate the cinnamon over the top. Fill with hot water and enjoy!

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Hot buttered rum

Makes 1

Ingredients
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp cloves
  • 2 tbsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp coarse salt
  • ½ cup butter (room temperature)
  • For the cocktail
  • 60ml Angostura 1919 Rum
  • 1 tbsp spiced butter mixture
Method

1.  Add the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla and salt to the soft butter and mix well to combine.

2.  Pour or spoon the butter mixture into a container. Store in the fridge until needed.

3.  Heat 60-120ml of water over a hot hob or in the microwave. Place 1 tbsp of the butter mixture into a mug along with the rum. When the water is very hot, pour it into the mug and stir thoroughly. Drink while warm.

Ginger Collins di amaro

Makes 1

Ingredients
  • 4 slices fresh ginger
  • 30ml ginger syrup
  • 60ml Amaro di Angostura
  • 22ml fresh lemon juice
  • club soda
  • 1 lemon wheel, for garnish
  • 1 brandied cherry, for garnish
Method

1.  In a mixing glass, muddle the fresh ginger slices with the ginger syrup. Add the rum and fresh lemon juice, along with a generous helping of ice.

2.  Shake vigorously and double strain over the ice into a Collins glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a lemon wheel and a brandied cherry.