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ENJOY RESPONSIBLY WWW.ANGOSTURABITTERS.COM WWW.ANGOSTURARUM.COM THE HOUSE OF ANGOSTURA® IS ONE OF THE CARIBBEAN’S LEADING SPIRITS PRODUCERS, FAMOUS FOR ITS MARKET LEADING BITTERS AND PREMIUM RUM RANGE. Capitalising on its heritage as the world’s #1 maker of aromatic bitters, the House of Angostura® has catapulted into the 21st century with an exquisite range of rums, the magnificent Amaro di ANGOSTURA® and of course, ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters and ANGOSTURA® orange bitters, now in demand in more than 170 countries across the world. The story of the House of Angostura® is a journey through time. It started in 1824, when founder Dr. Johann Siegert first produced aromatic bitters as a medicinal tincture for the Venezuelan army, to alleviate stomach ailments. ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters now has a devoted following worldwide and is a coveted staple for bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts, professional and home cooks alike. It has withstood the test of time, revolutionising the cocktail industry when it was introduced. The brand advocates rely on the high quality and consistency of the taste. 1 1960 2018 The popularity of Angostura® bitters ANGOSTURA® aromatic is voted “Number 1 bitters as a culinary Selling Bitters” and 1912 ingredient surged in the “Number 1 Trending 1960s. Bitters” by Drinks International. 1875 Angostura was 1824 appointed as the 1980 – By the 1980s, official supplier of there was a revival ANGOSTURA® The production of bitters to His Majesty in the use of bitters in orange bitters In 1824, Johann ANGOSTURA® aromatic King George V. bars around the world. awarded Platinum Medal by SIP. Siegert had perfected bitters moved to Trinidad. Cocktail classics The rebirth of the 2014 his formula for his It started to win awards like the Pink Gin, 1944 ‘cocktail culture’ saw ‘Amargo Aromatico’, for excellence around the Manhattan, vintage cocktail recipes, a medicinal elixir for the world and the use the Old Fashioned, most of which included Amaro di the soldiers in Simon of bitters grew with the Daiquiri and Angostura started ANGOSTURA® aromatic ANGOSTURA® was Bolivar’s Venezuelan the popularity of the the Martini were producing its quality, bitters, come back launched with the army. Manhattan. hugely popular. award-winning rum. in vogue. amaro lover in mind. 1850 1900s 1940 1955 2007 2015 Siegert began By early 1900s, The close of Prohibition Angostura ANGOSTURA® Amaro di ANGOSTURA® exporting the Golden Age of brought with it a new was appointed orange bitters won “Best New Spirit or ANGOSTURA® the Cocktail was phenomenon in the manufacturers of was launched Cocktail Ingredient” at aromatic bitters in full swing and USA – Tiki culture – a ANGOSTURA® worldwide as the Tales of the Cocktail. to England, the ANGOSTURA® reaction to the wartime aromatic bitters to company’s first Caribbean and aromatic bitters was rations on spirits. Her Majesty Queen innovation in almost the USA. A few firmly rooted in the Elizabeth II. Today 200 years. Today years earlier, the cocktail cultures of the the brand remains it is considered to first cocktail recipe UK, the US and Europe. the only bitters be one of the best called for the use of brand in the world orange bitters on bitters so Siegert’s that can present the market. timing could not such credentials. have been better. Hovering on the cusp of the Golden Age of the Cocktail, the use of ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters as a key ingredient in cocktails was about to take off around the world. 2 3 ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters ANGOSTURA® IS AN ICONIC BRAND, EASILY RECOGNISED BY ITS YELLOW BITTERS CAP AND OVERSIZED LABEL. The secret recipe has remained unchanged for nearly 200 years. Only five people know the whole recipe of 52 natural ingredients and other staff members know individual portions. ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters is 100% natural with no artificial colours, flavours or additives. Its density, consistency, visual appeal and taste cannot be beaten or replicated, although many have tried. ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters is globally recognised as an essential bar ingredient; it remains the quintessential and definitive ingredient for classic and contemporary cocktails. ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters has a royal warrant – a symbol of excellence. A lesser-known fact is that ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters also trends as an ingredient in cooking. Its complexity and the layers of flavours make it a culinary must-have. WHY IS THE LABEL SO BIG? The distinctive over-sized label of ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters has remained unchanged through the decades, coming about entirely by accident. Rushing to get an order out the door, one of the Siegert brothers ordered the bottles, another ordered labels, and when the time came for production, it was discovered that the sizes didn’t match. The brothers decided not to rectify the error, which has led to Angostura owning the most recognisable bitters label around the globe. 4 5 ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters ANGOSTURA® orange bitters Since 1824, ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters has been made using ANGOSTURA® orange bitters is the second offering available the same secret recipe. A selection of herbs and spices are weighed in the range, introduced in 2007. Made from its own special recipe, and mixed and then transferred to stainless steel baskets that are ANGOSTURA® orange bitters is a complex blend of tropical oranges hoisted onto large percolators where alcohol is introduced. and spices. The alcohol extracts the flavours from the herbs and spices and ANGOSTURA® orange bitters is the soul of an exceptional dry the extract is then pumped into holding tanks where other ingredients martini. It is a versatile bitters that works incredibly well with vodka, are added. This is left to marry over a few months after which it is diluted gin and whisky and adds real depth of flavour to rum cocktails. to bottling strength of 44.7% alcohol and sent to the bottling line. Its complexity and layers of flavours also makes it a culinary must-have ingredient. World renowned chefs have found that it works TASTING NOTES particularly well in savoury sauces; it complements seafood dishes and marries well with chocolate. Colour: reddish brown in hue Nose: aromatic bouquet of herbs, fruits and spices Taste: a powerful mix of fruits, spices and herbs TASTING NOTES Colour: clear SIGNATURE SERVES Nose: orange top rounded off with a combination of aromatic spices. Fresh and flavourful with a soft mellow note Taste: perfect blend of sweet and bitter notes giving a mouth-warming array LEMON, LIME & ANGOSTURA® BITTERS PINK GIN of citrus spicy notes, ending in a subtle astringent mouth feel - 150ml lemonade - 60ml London dry gin - 15ml lime juice - 3-6 dashes ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters - 5 dashes ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters SIGNATURE SERVES Glass: old fashioned Garnish: lime wedge Method: pour gin and ANGOSTURA® Glass: highball aromatic bitters into ice-filled glass. Method: add lemonade to ice filled highball glass Serve with a wedge of lime. and top with bitters. Garnish by squeezing a lime Variation: top with tonic water and lightly wedge into the drink. stir for a Pink G&T. OLD FASHIONED TRINIDAD SOUR - 55ml Bourbon - 50ml ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters - 7ml Demerara simple syrup - 15ml rye whiskey CLASSIC MARTINI NEGRONI LONDON CALLING - Splash of water - 50ml orgeat syrup - 60ml gin - 30ml gin - 40ml gin - 2 dashes ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters - 25ml fresh lime juice - 30ml dry vermouth - 30ml sweet vermouth - 15ml lemon juice - 1 dash ANGOSTURA® orange bitters - 1oz Demerara simple syrup - 2 dashes ANGOSTURA® orange bitters - 30ml Campari - 15ml sugar syrup - 1 egg white - 2 dashes ANGOSTURA® orange bitters - 15ml fino sherry Garnish: orange peel lemon twist or olive Garnish: - 2 dashes ANGOSTURA® orange bitters rocks Glass: coupe Glass: Glass: martini Garnish: orange twist Method: dry shake the bitters, orgeat, grapefruit twist Method: build in a rocks glass, stir with ice stir all ingredients well in an Glass: old fashioned Garnish: lemon juice, egg white and rye whiskey for Method: to incorporate ingredients. Add ice. ice-filled mixing glass and strain into chilled stir all ingredients well Glass: coupe 30 seconds, then add ice. Shake again Method: Garnish with a long orange peel. martini glass. in an ice-filled mixing glass and strain shake all ingredients with for 30 seconds and pour into a coupe. Method: into an ice-filled old fashioned glass. ice and strain. 6 7 ANGOSTURA RUM RANGE The House of Angostura® has been THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUTTERFLY producing fine rums for 130 years, mastering the art of ageing and blending. The House Butterflies have long been associated with of Angostura®’s superior rums are helping Angostura’s rums. The bottles have always to redefine the rum category as one with equal carried the iconic butterfly logo of The House of sophistication, craftsmanship and artistry Angostura® on the front label and The House to spirits like whisky. of Angostura® is home to the Barcant Collection of more than 5,000 butterflies. But why? The rums of the House of Angostura® are a treasured legacy, a tribute to the evolution Well, to ensure that it gets only the best of the rum industry in the Caribbean and the quality sugar cane for its rums, Angostura uses men and women who nurtured it. The House molasses which is produced from sugar cane of Angostura® controls its rum manufacturing harvested when the sugar content is at its very process from end to end and is renowned for highest. The signal that the sugar cane is ripe its unique, signature style, which stems from for rum making is when the butterflies arrive techniques that have stood the test of time. and land on the cane. Its premium rums are made from the highest quality molasses, fermented with proprietary AWARDS AND ACCOLADES yeast cultures, distilled in continuous stills, then aged in charred oak barrels.