This is a copycat recipe of the world’s most famous bitters recipe. This recipe was often used by pharmacies in the 1800s when they couldn’t procure the real thing.
Angostura Bitters Recipe:
- Calisaya Bark
- 2 oz
- Tonka
- 1½ oz
- Red Saunders
- 1½ oz
- Bitter Orange Peel
- ½ oz
- Cardamom
- ½ oz
- Ceylon Cinnamon
- ½ oz
- Galangal
- ¼ oz
- Gentian
- ¼ oz
- Zedoary
- ¼ oz
- Angelica Root
- 30 grains
- Cloves
- 30 grains
- Ginger
- 30 grains
- Alcohol
- 80 oz
- Caramel
- 4 oz
- Malaga Wine
- 12 oz
Instructions
Mix the solids, reduce to a coarse powder and extract with the alcohol and glycerin by means of percolation.
Notes:
This recipe was taken from the Standard Manual of Soda and was created as a reasonable facsimile for the original Angostura bitters.