COCKTAIL RECIPE
Trinidad Sour
Trinidad Sour is one of the rare cocktails that uses Angostura bitters as the main ingredient. Balanced with orgeat syrup, lemon juice and rye whiskey, this drink offers a surprisingly harmonious combination of intense aromatic and sour flavors.
The Trinidad Sour is considered one of the most unusual recipes in the modern cocktail world. It was created in 2009 by Giuseppe Gonzalez, a bartender at the famous Clover Club bar in New York. The most striking feature of the cocktail is the use of Angostura bitters, normally a few drops, as the main ingredient in this recipe.
In most cocktails, bitters are only added a few drops to enhance the flavor. But Gonzalez completely reversed this rule and made bitters the main ingredient of the cocktail. At first glance, the idea seemed to create a very intense and bitter drink. But the almond flavor of the orgeat syrup and the acidity of the lemon juice balanced this strong bitter character.
“Sometimes the best ideas come from those who dare to turn the rules upside down.”