№ 63
Añejo Old Fashioned
The Añejo Old Fashioned is a stirred tequila añejo cocktail made with Agave nectar and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks.
2 oz
0.25 oz
2 dashes
dash
— cocktails with Angostura bitters —
Angostura bitters cocktails.
Got Angostura bitters on the shelf? Here are 17 cocktails you can make with it — classics and a few worth discovering. Pick one, see what else you need, and start pouring.
№ 95
Champagne Cocktail
A sugar cube soaked in bitters, dropped in Champagne and finished with a twist. Old-world, celebratory, and about as elegant as three ingredients get.
4 oz
3 dashes
1
dash
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№ 113
Date Old Fashioned
The Date Old Fashioned is a rye cocktail made with Date Syrup and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks.
2 oz
1/2 oz
2 dashes
dash
№ 104
Fernet Flip
The Fernet Flip is a shaken fernet branca cocktail made with Sweet Vermouth, Simple Syrup, and Angostura bitters, served in a cobbler.
1.5 oz
1.5 oz
.25 oz
2 dashes
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№ 22
Manhattan
Whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters, stirred cold and served up with a cherry. The Old Fashioned’s more sophisticated cousin — dark, silky, and dressed for dinner.
2 oz
1 oz
2 dashes
1
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№ 50
Martinez
Gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino, and bitters — the Martini’s richer, older ancestor. Stirred, aromatic, and a lesson in where the classics came from.
1.5 oz
0.75 oz
0.25 oz
2 dashes
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№ 20
Mexican Firing Squad
The Mexican Firing Squad is a shaken tequila cocktail made with Lime Juice, Grenadine, and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks.
2 oz
.75 oz
.75 oz
3 dashes
№ 42
Mezcal Old Fashioned
The Mezcal Old Fashioned is a stirred mezcal cocktail made with Agave nectar and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks.
2 oz
1 barspoon
1 dash
dash
№ 98
Old Cuban
Aged rum, lime, mint, bitters, and a Champagne top — Audrey Saunders’ elegant upgrade on the Mojito, and one of the great modern classics.
1.5 oz
2 oz
0.75 oz
2 dashes
№ 06
Old Fashioned
The original cocktail, more or less: whiskey, sugar, a couple dashes of bitters, and a twist. No fruit salad, no shortcuts — just good spirit made a little more civilized. If you learn one drink, learn this.
2 oz
.5 oz
3 dashes
dash
№ 87
Pegu Club
Gin, orange curaçao, lime, and bitters — the house drink of a colonial Burmese officers’ club, rescued into the modern canon. Dry, citrusy, and quietly excellent.
2 oz
.75 oz
.75 oz
1 dash
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№ 28
Rob Roy
A Manhattan made with Scotch instead of rye — whisky, sweet vermouth, and bitters, stirred and cherried. Smokier, softer, and worth knowing.
2 oz
1 oz
2 dashes
1
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№ 100
Seelbach
Bourbon, orange liqueur, a startling number of bitters, and a Champagne top. Its origin story is pure invention — but the drink itself is very real, and very good.
1 oz
0.5 oz
5 oz
7
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№ 62
Tequila Old Fashioned
The Tequila Old Fashioned is a stirred tequila reposado cocktail made with Agave nectar and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks.
2 oz
.25 oz
2 dashes
dash
№ 83
Tex-Mex Old Fashioned No2
The Tex-Mex Old Fashioned No2 is a stirred tequila blanco cocktail made with Mezcal, Agave nectar, and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks.
0.5 oz
0.5 oz
0.25
2 dashes
№ 65
Toronto
Rye and Fernet-Branca, sweetened and bittered — Canada’s minty, medicinal answer to the Old Fashioned. Bracing, herbal, and an acquired love.
2 oz
.75 oz
.25 oz
1 dash
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№ 26
Vieux Carré
Rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, and two bitters — the French Quarter in a rocks glass. Complex, boozy, and built to be sipped.
1 oz
1 oz
1 oz
.25 oz