Angostura Bitters
Recipes featuring angostura bitters
56 recipes
Old Fashioned
An Old Fashioned is a cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and water, adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, and garnishing with orange slice or zest and a cocktail cherry.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsManhattan
A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. It is commonly garnished with a Maraschino cherry.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsSingapore Sling
The Singapore Sling is a gin-based cocktail from Singapore. It was developed sometime before 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, a bartender at the Long Bar at Raffles Hotel.
View recipe details:7 ingredientsChampagne Cocktail
A Champagne cocktail is a classic cocktail using Champagne as the main ingredient. The original recipe calls for a sugar cube soaked in bitters, topped with brandy and Champagne.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsRob Roy
A Rob Roy is a cocktail made with Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, and bitters. It is essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsVieux Carré
The Vieux Carré is a classic New Orleans cocktail made with rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, and bitters.
View recipe details:6 ingredientsPisco Sour
A Pisco Sour is the national drink of Peru and Chile. It is made with pisco, fresh lime or lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white, and Angostura bitters.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsZombie
A potent tiki cocktail made with three types of rum, lime juice, falernum, and grenadine.
View recipe details:8 ingredientsPlanter's Punch
A classic tropical punch made with rum, fruit juices, and grenadine, originating in Jamaica.
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A variation on the classic Manhattan substituting Averna amaro for sweet vermouth, creating a richer, more herbal drink.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsDry Manhattan
A Manhattan variation made with dry vermouth instead of sweet vermouth, creating a crisper cocktail.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsRum Old Fashioned
A tropical twist on the Old Fashioned, made with aged rum, demerara syrup, and bitters.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsPink Gin
A simple cocktail made with gin and Angostura bitters, historically served by the British Royal Navy.
View recipe details:2 ingredientsRum Swizzle
The national drink of Bermuda, made with rum, lime juice, Falernum, Angostura bitters, and pineapple juice.
View recipe details:6 ingredientsBoston Sour
A whiskey sour variant with egg white for a silky foam, garnished with bitters.
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A whiskey sour variant with egg white for a silky foam, garnished with bitters.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsBrandy Crusta
A 19th-century classic considered a precursor to the Sidecar and Cosmopolitan, featuring brandy with lemon and liqueur in a sugar-rimmed glass.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsCoffee Old Fashioned
A bold, coffee-forward twist on the classic Old Fashioned, using coffee liqueur alongside bourbon and bitters.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsFig Old Fashioned
An autumnal twist on the Old Fashioned using fig-infused syrup and bourbon for a rich, earthy, and slightly sweet cocktail.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsHorsefeather
A simple, spicy Midwestern whiskey cocktail made with rye or bourbon, ginger beer, and a squeeze of lemon, similar to a Moscow Mule.
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One of the earliest published American cocktail recipes, combining brandy with orgeat and Angostura bitters for a rich, almond-flavored drink.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsLion's Tail
A pre-Prohibition bourbon cocktail featuring allspice dram (pimento dram) and lime juice for a warming, spiced, and tropical flavor profile.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsMaple Old Fashioned
A seasonal take on the Old Fashioned replacing simple syrup with pure maple syrup for a rich, caramel-forward sweetness.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsMountain Mule
A whiskey-based mule made with Tennessee or Irish whiskey, ginger beer, and lime, offering a smoother, fuller-bodied variation.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsOld Cuban
A sophisticated cocktail by Audrey Saunders combining aged rum, Champagne, and mint for a drink that bridges the Mojito and French 75.
View recipe details:6 ingredientsQueen's Park Swizzle
A classic Trinidad cocktail from the Queen's Park Hotel, combining demerara rum with lime, mint, and Angostura bitters.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsSmoked Old Fashioned
A theatrical cocktail that adds smoky drama to the classic Old Fashioned by smoking the glass with wood chips before adding the drink.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsStone Fence
A colonial American drink combining whiskey or rum with hard apple cider — simple, warming, and historically significant.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsThree Dots and a Dash
Don the Beachcomber's WWII-era tiki cocktail named after the Morse code for 'V for Victory', combining rum with allspice, falernum, and citrus.
View recipe details:8 ingredientsTrinidad Sour
One of the most daring cocktails in modern mixology, using a full ounce of Angostura bitters as the base spirit, balanced with orgeat and lemon.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsMartinez
The ancestor of the modern martini, this gin-based classic balances sweet vermouth and maraschino with a dash of bitters.
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A rye-based pre-Prohibition cocktail with sweet vermouth, absinthe, and bitters — bold and full-flavored.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsWidow's Kiss
A richly herbal cocktail blending Calvados apple brandy with yellow Chartreuse, Bénédictine, and bitters.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsBamboo
A supremely elegant low-ABV cocktail combining dry sherry and dry vermouth with aromatic bitters.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsGreenpoint
A Brooklyn neighborhood riff on the Manhattan, blending rye with yellow Chartreuse and sweet vermouth.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsIncome Tax
A gin cocktail bridging the martini and the Bronx — both vermouths, orange juice, and bitters in one glass.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsTipperary
An Irish whiskey classic featuring green Chartreuse and sweet vermouth, deeply herbal and warming.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsMonte Carlo
A simple, elegant rye cocktail elevated by Bénédictine and Angostura bitters — smooth and quietly complex.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsCardamom Old Fashioned
An aromatic, spiced Old Fashioned with bourbon, cardamom bitters, and a hint of orange — warmly exotic.
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A dramatic Manhattan served in a smoke-filled glass, adding a campfire depth to the classic rye and vermouth pairing.
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A bold tequila cocktail with lime juice, grenadine, and bitters — vibrant, tart, and just a little dangerous.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsGingerbread Old Fashioned
A festive holiday Old Fashioned with bourbon, gingerbread syrup, and aromatic bitters — warm and spiced.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsFitzgerald
A simple, pristine gin sour with lemon juice, simple syrup, and a dash of Angostura — deceptively elegant.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsFancy Free
An Old Fashioned-style cocktail with bourbon, maraschino liqueur, and both Angostura and orange bitters.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsKentucky Colonel
A southern bourbon cocktail with Bénédictine and a mint garnish — smooth, herbal, and subtly sweet.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsTest Pilot
A potent tiki classic from Don the Beachcomber blending Jamaican and Martinique rums with Falernum and Pernod.
View recipe details:6 ingredientsSuffering Bastard
A Cairo classic born during WWII — bourbon, gin, lime juice, ginger beer, and bitters for a refreshing restorative.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsToronto
A stirred Canadian whisky cocktail with Fernet-Branca, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters — brooding and herbal.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsFancy Whiskey Cocktail
A gilded 19th-century cocktail — rye or bourbon with curaçao, simple syrup, and bitters, shaken not stirred.
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A simple, sweet 19th-century cocktail using Old Tom gin with simple syrup and Angostura bitters.
View recipe details:3 ingredientsRum Crusta
A rum riff on the Brandy Crusta with aged rum, curaçao, lemon, and a dramatic spiral lemon peel garnish.
View recipe details:5 ingredientsCorn 'n' Oil
A Barbadian classic floating rich Falernum on top of dark rum — simple, warming, and deeply flavored.
View recipe details:4 ingredientsRosita
A sophisticated stirred tequila cocktail with both vermouths, Campari, and bitters — a tequila Negroni cousin.
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A sparkling 19th-century classic — brandy, orange curaçao, and Angostura in a sugar-rimmed flute topped with Champagne.
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