Trinidad Sour

1 oz Bitters, Angostura
1 oz Orgeat
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
Instructions
Shake, double strain, cocktail glass, no garnish.
Notes
Yes, that's 1 full ounce of bitters, 44% ABV.
History
This was a riff on the Trinidad Especial from Valentino Bolognese, which also has an entry here.
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From other users
  • Very spicy and delicious. Not particularly bitter — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Excellent. I was afraid of it before I tried it, but it's amazing. — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Classic sour combo of flavors. Unexpectedly nice. Lots of christmas spices. Added scant 1/4 oz aged rum for a little more roundness. Taste merits a 4 but it is a unique enough flavor that people will probably love it or ha — ☆☆☆
  • fuck yeah. — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Oh, tasty. I added egg whites. Visually gorgeous. — ☆☆☆☆
  • Complex and balanced. Wonderful aftertaste. — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Paula Garner Rec
  • One of the greatest cocktails of all time. — ☆☆☆☆☆
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8 Comments

Outstanding

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So that's why they make Angostura in those huge bottles...

Zachary Pearson's picture

A fantastic drink - the

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A fantastic drink - the orgeat barely holds off the Angostura's bitterness, and opens it up nicely. I can't figure out why the Rye's there, but this is a winner of a counterintuitive drink.

christina in tacoma's picture

I decided to try this since I

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I decided to try this since I have this newly found surplus of homemade orgeat... Absolutely delicious, 5/5. Orgeat finishes cocktails in the same way a nice Picada finishes a Spanish seafood stew.