The word cocktail was first coined on 13 May 1806 – which is why we celebrate world cocktail day on that specific day – when a New York tabloid defined the word cocktail as “a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters”.
ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters continues to be the essential ingredient in some of the world’s most famous and best-loved cocktails. What better way to celebrate World Cocktail Day than by turning your hand to mixing these simple and impressive libations at home?
PINK GIN
Ingredients
Ice
60ml Gin
2 Dashes of ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters
Method
In a mixing glass filled with ice, add your gin and ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters then stir together. Strain the mixture, over ice, into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a citrus peel and serve.
DAIQUIRI
Ingredients
Ice
60ml White rum
80 – 100ml Fresh lime juice
45ml Simple syrup
2 Dashes ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters
Method
Shake all the ingredients together in an ice-filled shaker and strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a lime wheel as garnish.
ANGOSTURA® SOUR
Ingredients
30ml ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters
30ml Lemon juice
30ml Demerara simple syrup
1 Egg white
Method
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and dry shake (to dry shake is to shake without ice). Then add ice and shake again. Use a double strainer to pour the mixture into a chilled coupe glass.
LEMON-LIME BITTERS
Ingredients
30ml Fresh lemon juice
22ml Sugar syrup
22ml Lime cordial
6 – 8 ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters
Sprite
Method
In a glass add your ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters and then ice. Add the lemon juice, lime cordial, sugar syrup, and top with Sprite. Garnish with a lemon or lime wedge in the drink.
MOJITO
Ingredients
60ml White rum
12 Mint leaves
37ml Simple syrup
3 Dashes ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters
2 Lime wedges
Soda water
Method
Crush the mint leaves, lime wedges, and simple syrup in a highball glass. Add the white rum and crushed ice to the mixture, stirring consistently until the glass frosts. Top with soda water and add ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters. Garnish with mint sprigs and a lime wedge.
CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL
Ingredients
1 white sugar cube
3 Dashes ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters
Dry Sparkling Wine
Method
Drop the sugar cube into a flute glass and saturate it with the ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters. Top with Dry Sparkling wine and garnish with a lemon peel.
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