Angostura Bitters

[Glassman]

What a fantastic bit of flavouring.



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[Puggit]

Secret ingredient in a Mojito

[dazco]

Brandy sour

[Glassman]

Puggit said:

Secret ingredient in a Mojito

The barmen in Cuba just leave the bottle on the bar.

[SVX]

Also a dash makes for a nice pink gin

[Mobile Chicane]

Puggit said:

Secret ingredient in a Mojito

As are crushed up Fox's glacier mints instead of gomme syrup.

[Mr Roper]

Also nice with just lemonade and lots of ice.

[Mobile Chicane]

Or with tonic water for a vir-'gin'.

[twosocks]

If I am designated driver then my drink of choice is lemon, lime & soda with a dash of bitters. Refreshing and it doesn't gas you up like coke . Its 50% alcohol but you dont drink the whole bottle ....

[Jammiedodger]

Used when making an 'Old Fashioned'... Yum!!

[dhf]

A Gunner,half Ginger Beer,half Ginger Ale and a dash or two of Bitters,yum

anyone tried the Angosturas Bitter Orange ?

[bint]

Mobile Chicane said:

As are crushed up Fox's glacier mints instead of gomme syrup.

Really?!! (just checked, it's not yet 1st April so hoping you're not winding me up) Sounds like it could work, but is it not a little overpowering mint wise?

[Mobile Chicane]

bint said:

Mobile Chicane said:

As are crushed up Fox's glacier mints instead of gomme syrup.

Really?!! (just checked, it's not yet 1st April so hoping you're not winding me up) Sounds like it could work, but is it not a little overpowering mint wise?

I promise I am not winding you up.

I like a lot of mint in my mojito, but you could start by substituting half the sugar / gomme syrup with a glacier mint, and taking it from there.

[miniman]

Chap used to come into the pub I worked in every day - and I mean every day - and would order a slimline tonic with 2 - not 1 or 3 but 2 - drops of Angostura. He'd then drink it and order another in a kind of "just one more, I really shouldn't but I will" kid of way. Odd.