Angostura bark a spice made from the bark of the tree Cusparia febrifuga. The bitter spice is used as a herbal medicine. It is not an ingredient in Angostura bitters.
Used as the "starter" ingredient in a Pink Gin, where a splash (or two) of Angostura Bitters is swilled around the inner surface of a tumbler before adding a generous measure of London Gin. The resulting drink is so named from the colour imparted by the Bitters. In addition to the options of drinking a Pink straight, it may also be consumed with a little water, still or sparkling. Real connoisseurs of the Pink Gin even have preference for drinking it "in" or "out" - referring to whether the remaining dribble of Bitters (after the glass has been "pinked") be left in or poured away, before the Gin is added. Bitters are an alcoholic herbal preparation with a bitter flavor. ... The House of Angostura (also known as Angostura Limited) is a Trinidad and Tobago company famous for the production of Angostura Bitters. ... Angostura is a concentrated flavouring for food and beverage made of herbs and spices. ...
A large tumbler, similarly "pinked", and filled with sparkling lemonade, results in a drink known as a Campbell. This is a pleasant and refreshing way the relieve a little of the sweetness of lemonade, and is of sufficiently low toxicity to be served to youngsters as "something special" when they are with parents at a cocktail party or similar.
The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows" and so often refers to a narrowing or crossing on a river.
Angostura is the name of a number of places in Latin America
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Angostura is a rum-based bitters made from a formula long the secret of the Siegert family, heirs of the inventor.
Angostura went public in 1907, was first appointed purveyor of bitters to the British Crown (King George V) in 1910, and was re-appointed by Queen Elizabeth in 1965.
Angostura has placed a modest pot still prominently onsite as a bit of history, to show people how rum used to be made, and still is at boutique rhumeries in Martinique and Guadaloupe.
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