Angostura bitters & Rye cocktails.

Got Angostura bitters & Rye on the shelf? Here are 4 cocktails you can make with it — classics and a few worth discovering. Pick one, see what else you need, and start pouring.

№ 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 Rye

1/2 oz Date Syrup

2 dashes Angostura bitters

dash Orange Peel

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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 Rye

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

2 dashes Angostura bitters

1 Maraschino Cherry

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№ 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 Rye

.75 oz Fernet Branca

.25 oz Simple Syrup

1 dash Angostura bitters

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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 Rye

1 oz Cognac

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

.25 oz Benedictine

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