Angostura Orange Bitters, 4-Ounce
by Angostura
List Price:
Our Price: $11.29
You Save: $2.60 (19%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Grocery
See more product details
Product Summary
Manufacturer: AngosturaBrand: Angostura
Edition: Grocery
Published: 2010-10-29
Publisher: Angostura
Studio: Angostura
Music Label: Angostura
Product features:
- A pack of 4-Ounce
- Creates a truly unique new style of bitters
- A harmonious balance of bitter orange fruit and sun-ripened sweet oranges
- This item is not for sale in Catalina Island
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Angostura Orange Bitters, 4-Ounce
Customer Review: Not ready for prime time
Summary: 3 Stars
I have been working my way back to classic cocktail recipes ever since reading David Wondrich's book Imbibe! on the great Professor Jerry Thomas and his cocktail recipes and techniques. A wealth of information there and a beginning of a long journey to try to recreate the cocktail prior to the great disaster called Prohibition. As a martini drinker, I naturally wanted to explore the tastes of the original drink so I began with orange bitters. In my market there were no retailers who carried orange bitters, so I had to rely on the ever more expensive places that will ship the stuff to your door. I started with Fee Brothers orange bitters and then tried the Peychaud version of Gary Regan's orange bitters (no. 6). Finally about 3 months ago a local liquor and wine store chain started stocking the new Angostura orange bitters. Thinking it would be easier and less expensive to support a local merchant and also wanting to try the bitters, I picked up a bottle. I was a little taken aback when I saw the retail price, $11 versus $7 for Fee Brothers and $6 for Regan's. I decided to try it anyway.
Upon opening the bottle I realized that the bottle itself was orange colored and the internal contents were virtually colorless. Having made many fruit and peel extractions for liqueurs, I was very suspicious. Forging on I sniffed the aroma from the open bottle. The first smell is definitely orange, with an underlying clove aroma and something cloying behind those aromas that does not seem to work well. In the drink the orange flavor is good and the bitterness that is necessary in a quality bitter is apparent. But it seems to me that it is quickly overwhelmed by something like a passion fruit flavor that definitely does not belong in a martini. I would consider using this product in drinks that have some fruit juice and will experiment some with it. I think wit would compliment a splash of pineapple juice in a drink like the Cobalt, but I would not use it in a martini.
Description of Angostura Orange Bitters, 4-Ounce
Blending two varieties of citrus essence with their distinctive herbs and spices ? creates a truly unique new style of bitters. A harmonious balance of bitter orange fruit and sun-ripened sweet oranges from the Caribbean bring a depth of orange flavour. The perfect enhancement to an endless variety of culinary delights and cocktailsKitchen and Housewares
Most talked about in Angostura
Angostura Orange Bitters, 4-OunceAngostura; Angostura; Angostura; Published: 2010-10-29; Grocery; Grocery
Best price: $11.29
Price in other shops:
Mozart en su viaje a Praga (Spanish Edition)by Mörike Eduard
Angostura; Published: 2010-12-13; Kindle Edition; eBooks
Price in other shops:
Angostura Aromatic Cocktail Bitters - 4 oz BottleAngostura; Angostura; Angostura; Grocery
Best price: $8.99
Similar Kitchen and Housewares Products
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulasby Brad Thomas Parsons
Ten Speed Press; Published: 2011-11-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.94
Price in other shops:
Fee Brothers Cherry Bitters - 4 ozKegWorks; KegWorks; Kitchen
Best price: $6.99
11'' Bar Mixing Spoon, Stainless Steel w/ Removable Red TipWinco; Winco; Kitchen
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
OXO SteeL Double JiggerOxo International; OXO; Kitchen
Best price: $8.99
Peychauds Bitters 10oz.Peychauds; Peychauds Bitters 10oz; Kitchen
Best price: $9.99
Angostura Aromatic Bitters, 16ozAngostura; Angostura; Angostura; Misc.; Grocery
Best price: $22.95
Luxardo Gourmet Maraschino Cherries - 360g JarLuxardo; Luxardo; Kitchen
Best price: $16.05
Peychauds Aromatic Cocktail Bitters: 5 ozPeychauds; Peychauds; Peychauds; Kitchen; Grocery
Best price: $6.50
Angostura Aromatic Cocktail Bitters - 4 oz BottleAngostura; Angostura; Angostura; Grocery
Best price: $8.99
Regan's Orange Bitters No. 6, 5 OuncesRegan's; Regan's; Kitchen
Best price: $6.95