Angostura is widespread and rather known drink which roots are in Venezuela. A huge number of herbs, plants and spicery is a part of alcoholic drink.
History
The first emergence of this drink falls on 1824. There was it in the town under the name Angostura. Exactly from here the name of a product also went. The military surgeon Benjamin Ziguert became the person who for the first time prepared an angostura. Initially drink was developed as the medicine capable to minimize negative influence of tropical climate on a human body. For four years a trial and error method the doctor tried to create the ideal recipe. He studied influence and characteristics of a huge number of plants. As a result alcoholic drink, unique and unique on gustatory qualities, turned out. In 1830 the production of an angostura for commercial sales began, and in 1870 this drink became known worldwide.
The following components are a part of an angostura: root of ginger and дягиля, carnation and cardamom, flowers of a sandal-wood tree and nutmeg, bark of a bitter orange, angosturovy and cinchonic trees. It has a bright red-brown shade and an astringent bitterish flavor.
Modern application
Several producers own the confidential recipe of production of an angostura, but the main quantity of "bitter drink" is issued on islands near the coast of Venezuela the House of Angostura company. Angostura at the moment is one of the most widespread bitters, i.e. bitters. Now drink finds broad application. It is still used in the medical purposes, as febrifuge and also for normalization of work of digestive tract. A large number of the medicative herbs which are beverage composition allocate it with the pronounced toning properties. Therefore the angostura is quite often used for disposal of hangover symptoms. Culinary art also didn't avoid this spicy drink having strong specific aroma. It is added to various dishes and confectionery for giving of an unusual tart smell and taste to them. The end of the 19th century is marked by emergence and promoting of alcoholic beverages of a new type — cocktails. Angostura perfectly approached for a role of one of ingredients of a large number of the mixed drinks. Couple of drops of spicy drink fill with a specific smell a portion of cocktail. The following cocktails with the considered tincture are most widespread: "дьябло", "long-vodka", "old-fashioned" and "red bikini".