World Cocktail Day conveniently falls on a Saturday (13th May) this year and to celebrate ANGOSTURA® proposes three ways to raise your cocktail party game at home.
It’s time to re-imagine the cocktail party. While you could depart all out throwing a spectacular themed party with roaring twenties Gatsby-esque sequins and glitter, or glamorous fifties film star formality, you really don’t gain to recede to those lengths. The right-now decade ushers in an era of casual (but meticulously crafted) cocktail parties infused with a dash of creativity: ideal for spontaneous get-togethers with friends.
The House of Angostura’s recent launch in South Africa of ANGOSTURA® orange bitters and ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters (joining their original and indispensable ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters), provides the perfect way to celebrate World Cocktail Day on the 13th of May. Experiment, stir, shake and sip, and expand your cocktail horizons… to the power of three.
Here are a few suggestions of how to spice things up with the House of Angostura’s three very individual bitters at your next gathering:
Mix up your Martinis
You don’t need to start out with a fully equipped home bar to host a cocktail party. Pick one spirit as your vulgar and produce the mixers enact the work – start with riffing on your favourite Martini. With the House of Angostura’s two current bitters flavours (as well as the original ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters) you acquire all the inspiration you need to start playing. ANGOSTURA® orange bitters adds an irresistible entice to the Simple Martini. A Pink Gin Martini is simplicity and elegance itself with six generous dashes of ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters. And if the Espresso Martini is your disappear to, see how a few dashes of ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters adds another layer of swoon-worthy complexity.
Collaborative cocktails
Assign a cocktail-savvy modern touch on the budget-friendly bring-a-bottle party. Each guest (or pair of guests) nominates a cocktail (maintain it simple or recede wild) and brings the main ingredients. Challenge each other to add a recent twist to your signature cocktails by experimenting with the three ANGOSTURA® bitters flavours as you catch turns shaking and stirring through the evening.
Sugar for my honey
Prep your party palette by getting all your mixers in a row: manufacture up a batch of simple sugar syrup; converge a bowl of lemons, oranges and limes; stock up on tonic water, soda water, ginger beer, lemonade, and of course all three ANGOSTURA® bitters. Don’t forget an abundant supply of ice (top tip: manufacture ice with filtered or bottled water unless your tap water is mountain spring pure). Then kick back, raise your spirits and play with an infinite variety of creative cocktail recipes. And don’t forget to mix up a jug or two of everyone’s ultimate refreshment, the Angostura Rock Shandy, to quench thirsts in between cocktails and hold those designated drivers pleased.
Causing a stir in the kitchen
In the Caribbean, ANGOSTURA® bitters are honest as an essential seasoning in the kitchen as in the bar. Add a dash or two of ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters to a marinade for steak or chicken and gain some fun devising food and cocktail pairings that really sing. When it comes to dessert, ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters and ice cream are a marriage made in heaven; and ANGOSTURA® orange bitters brings an intriguing novel depth of flavour to chocolate desserts.
So, converge a few cocktail-minded friends and bring a spicy current dimension to your World Cocktail Day (and beyond) Saturday nights.
For more information on the Angostura range and palatable food and cocktail recipes please visit www.angosturabitters.com.
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