Must Mix: Top 5 Cocktails Using Cocoa Bitters
By Chilled Magazine
Created to inspire bartenders’ level of experimentation and innovation with flavor combinations, Angostura Cocoa Bitters is the latest expansion from the iconic bitters brand, joining its Orange and Aromatic bitters.
The custom blend is crafted using Trinitario cocoa, grown on the islands of Trinidad & Tobago where The House of Angostura has blended bitters for nearly 200 years.
Give these cocktails a mix and check out the complexity a few dashes of cocoa can add to your recipes. Adding Angostura Cocoa Bitters to your favorite cocktail brings out rich flavor profiles and fragrant layers of deep cocoa with tastes of unique and unparalleled indulgence.
Por Mi Amante
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. blanco tequila
- 3/4 oz Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz cane sugar
- 2 strawberries, muddled
- 1/2 oz gran classic bitter
- 5 dashes ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters
Preparation: Add all ingredients, except strawberries, to shaker and shake with ice. Muddle strawberries in glass. Add ice to glass and double strain contents of shaker into glass. Garnish with lemon wheel.
Coffee Swizzle
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2oz. ANGOSTURA® 7-Year Rum
- 1/2 oz. mezcal
- 1/2 oz. coffee liqueur
- 1 1/2 oz. pineapple juice
- 1/2 oz. lime juice
- 1/2 oz. coconut cream
- 5 dashes ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters
Preparation: Pour all ingredients into Collins glass. Fill half glass with crushed ice, then swizzle for approx. 20 seconds until a slight foam forms. Top with more crushed ice. Pineapple leaves or coffee beans.
Vieux Carré
Ingredients:
- 4 dashes ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters
- 2 tsp Bénédictine
- 3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
- 3/4 oz. Cognac
- 3/4 oz. Rye Whiskey
Preparation: Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Luxardo Maraschino cherry.
Espresso Grog
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. ANGOSTURA® 1919 RUM
- 1 oz. honey syrup
- 1/4 oz. coffee liqueur
- 1/4 oz. allspice liqueur
- 5 dashes ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters
Preparation: Shake all ingredients. Double strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with chocolate or espresso beans.
Widow’s Kiss
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Cognac
- 1/2 oz. Benedictine
- 1/2 oz. Green Chartreuse
- 3 dashes ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters
Preparation: Add ingredients to mixing glass, add ice, and stir for 12 seconds. Strain into Chilled Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with lemon peel.