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Trinidad Sour
This deep lurid reddy-brown cocktail won't be to everybody's taste but that's only to be expected with one-and-a-half shots of bitters. However, if you...
Rïch Robot
22nd June at 19:30
Subbing out the rye whiskey for a rum is a fun twist as well (and more Trinidadian-aligned?). I've also subbed it with tequila, mezcal, and smoky Islay scotch. Fun cocktail. I love it.
31st May at 02:03
This is currently my favorite cocktail. Try subbing the Angostura bitters for Angostura Amaro. It smooths it out a bit.
3rd April at 21:26
I read it several times to make sure the ingredients weren't inverted :D
24th June 2023 at 18:34
Just received my first bottle of Bitter Truth Bogart's Bitters... Couldn't think of a better drink to try it in... As good if not better... My orgeat is Giffard, my rye Sazerac... Cheers! (24 Jun 2023, 2:33p)
11th June 2023 at 05:04
Love it! My wife hates it!
31st May 2023 at 17:23
I'm just going to copy what Alex J said: this shouldn't work. But it does. Just wave after wave of spices. Not at all like what I expected from standing there emptying quarter of a bottle of bitters into a jigger.
2nd April 2024 at 19:09
Made another one with my newly restocked bitters: yes, it's like drinking liquified cloves and rust. Yes, it's delicious. Yes, you have to try this.
6th May 2023 at 21:24
A spectacular drink. I'm not usually a fan of something so clove forward but this is lovely.
9th February 2023 at 18:22
This shouldn't work. But it does. I may no longer go years between my Angostura bottles!
(P.S. typo in the instructions: "fine stain")
(P.S. typo in the instructions: "fine stain")
10th February 2023 at 08:20
Thanks, Alex. Stray 'r' is now inserted. I make far too many typos.
2nd February 2023 at 19:22
I can’t quite figure out what I think about this very bizarre but not unpleasant cocktail. I like it?
6th December 2022 at 06:54
This is my new favorite cocktail. I’ve introduced to my set of friends and they agree: it’s a winner.
25th June 2022 at 21:29
Definitely an interesting cocktail. I wanted to try something different and my partner and I both agree - 3 fl oz of bitters is definitely different! It’s worth a try!
2nd April 2022 at 15:22
Most interesting flavor profile...
16th November 2021 at 19:05
I switched the amount of rye (1 1/2 oz) and angostura bitters (1/2 oz). It was mighty fine
17th November 2021 at 07:39
Your proportions are indeed more in line with what one would anticipate. Even then, that's a load of bitters.
5th October 2021 at 01:48
I make the same drink substituting Angostura with Riga Black Balsam (Rīgas Melnais balzams, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga_Black_Balsam)
Works pretty well. For some reason it tastes like cherry flavor.
Works pretty well. For some reason it tastes like cherry flavor.
24th December 2020 at 01:26
Ok I was skeptical, but the drink is quite good. With Holiday notes of cinnamon and clove.
25th November 2020 at 07:53
I learned how to make this from Sam, at Beach Bum Berry's in New Orleans. I have strange tastes, but I quite liked it. I make one at home once or twice a year.
5th October 2020 at 13:05
Unsure why but it tastes like Christmas!
Anonymous
3rd July 2020 at 05:03
To egg white or not to egg white?
18th June 2021 at 07:18
To add to Simon's comment, I think the egg white lends itself well to wash out the drink with extra dilution (with a non-flavoured ingredient), not exactly in order to have foam. I'd do a straight wet shake for this reason
3rd July 2020 at 07:01
Not typically. Must be something in the bitters as even without egg white this cocktail has a fluffy off-white head.
2nd April 2020 at 20:21
It's incredible but true, this cocktail does indeed contain a whopping 45ml (1.5oz) of bitters. The Trinidad Sour is so wrong that it's right!
14th July 2020 at 19:32
It’s such a tasty drink!
Anonymous
2nd April 2020 at 19:42
Is this recipe correct...?
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I think not
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