Angostura Aromatic Bitters 16oz

Angostura Aromatic Bitters comes from the House of Angostura, a Trinidad and Tobago company with roots tracing back to 1824, when German physician Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert first formulated the bitters as a digestive tonic while serving as a military surgeon in Venezuela. After Siegert's death, his sons carried the business to Trinidad in 1875 amid regional unrest, and the brand has remained headquartered there ever since, becoming the most recognized name in cocktail bitters worldwide.

The exact recipe is a closely held secret, reportedly known in full by only a small handful of people and built around a gentian root base blended with an assortment of aromatic herbs, barks, and spices. The bitters are concentrated to a high proof, bottled at roughly 45% alcohol by volume, and carry no age statement since they are produced as a consistent, non-vintage blend. The bottle's oversized, overlapping label, often cited as the result of an old printing error that the company chose to embrace, has become one of the most recognizable pieces of packaging in the spirits world.

On the nose and palate, the bitters lead with pronounced gentian bitterness layered over warm baking spice, showing clove, cinnamon, and a touch of dried citrus peel. The finish is dry and herbal, lingering with a bittersweet, slightly medicinal edge that mellows quickly when diluted. Just a dash transforms the aromatics of a drink without adding real sweetness or body.