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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.

Cocktail summary
Created by
Giuseppe Gonzalez, Clover Club, Brooklyn, NY
Year
2009
Is an
altered recipe
Reference

http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2009/05/06/3030-20-the-trinidad-sour/

Curator
4 stars
User rating
4.5 stars
(52 ratings)
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  • Used 1.5oz ango
  • Superb. Had this at Attaboy in response to request for a drink where "a large proportion of the drink should be bitters." Ours was 1.5oz bitters that looked the recipe on Cocktail Virgin. Bigger drink I guess.
  • One of the greatest cocktails of all time.
  • Oh, tasty. I added egg whites. Visually gorgeous.
  • Paula Garner Rec
  • Complex and balanced. Wonderful aftertaste.
  • fuck yeah.
  • 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
  • Very spicy and delicious. Not particularly bitter — ★★★★★
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Comments
yarm commented on 8/10/2026:

"Superb. Had this at Attaboy in response to request for a drink where "a large proportion of the drink should be bitters." Ours was 1.5oz bitters that looked the recipe on Cocktail Virgin. Bigger drink I guess."
I had the Drink (Boston) version as they served it in 2009 that kept the ratio of Angostura, orgeat, citrus, and spirit in parallel with Valentino Bolognese's original recipe that Giuseppe pirated. A few years ago, I updated my blog post to have the recipe provided by Giuseppe to drop the orgeat and lemon in the Drink version.