Angostura Sour

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Glass:

Photographed in a Speakeasy Coupe 8.5oz

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 fl oz Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1⁄2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of drips of Angostura Bitters.

How to make:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

The name should perhaps serve as a warning, as should the whopping ounce-and-a-half of Angostura Bitters in this recipe, and intense Angostura flavour dominates this bittersweet lime sour.

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Variations/similar cocktails:

See also Trinidad Especial and Trinidad Sour

History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2009 by Maks Pazuniak and Kirk Estopinal who were inspired by the Angostura Fizz (AKA Trinidad Fizz) in Charles H. Baker's 1939 The Gentleman's Companion (Volume II).

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Nutrition:

One serving of Angostura Sour contains 72 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 14.09% alc./vol. (28.17° proof)
  • 15.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Gareth Hives’ Avatar Gareth Hives
3rd March at 19:18
Never tried an Angustura heavy drink before, I guess 1/4 of a bottle is a big investment if it’s not your thing. Need to get my big boy pants on. It’s clearly a nice drink but my brain says no
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Bernd Backhaus’ Avatar Bernd Backhaus
3rd March at 20:26
It is hefty on the bitters side but suprisingly drinkable. Overall I prefer the Trinidad Sour with the Rye notes.

Personally, I use the much cheaper Riemerschmid Angostura for this drink. Different profile but works well for me.
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ida lindquist’s Avatar ida lindquist
2nd March at 12:53
Why is this marked as non alcoholic? Clearly this must be an error
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
2nd March at 14:34
Yes, an error! Now corrected. Thanks for bringing to my attention.
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Alexey Bereznikov’s Avatar Alexey Bereznikov
4th November 2022 at 18:28
Much better than I thought. Pretty drinkable. I've used falernum instead of sirup although.
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15th January 2022 at 02:53
what spirit doo you put in this?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
15th January 2022 at 09:03
No spirit is used. Instead, it has 45 ml of bitters which are 44.7% alc./vol.
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