Trinidad Especial

Trinidad Especial image
Serve in
a Coupe glass...
1 shot Angostura Aromatic Bitters BUY
⅓ shot BarSol Mosto Verde Italia pisco BUY
1 shot Almond (orgeat) syrup
⅔ shot Freshly squeezed lime juice
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lime zest twist

Comment:

This deep reddy-brown bittersweet is based upon sweet almond syrup balancing bitter notes from the Angostura and lime tartness. With a whole shot of Angostura this cocktail is most unusual.

Variant:

Trinidad Sour

Origin:

Created by Italian Barman, Valentino Bolognese and the winning drink in the Angostura European Cocktail Competition held at Mood Bar, Paris in January 2008.

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SHAKE all ingredients

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