Pictures & Video by Christopher Pearce @christophernpearce
Cocktails introduced by Angostura Rum that includes Angus Energy, Bartender at Piccolo Bar, Sydney
This month we headed to Piccolo Bar to showcase the Rum Previous Original to showcase a few of the wonderful Angostura merchandise with the workforce from Proximo Spirits. The Previous Original is a straightforward drink, with simply the spirit base (on this case the scrumptious Angostura 1919 Rum), sugar and bitters (Piccolo makes use of a 50/50 mix of Angostura Orange Bitters and Angostura Fragrant Bitters), so it is a drink the place the spirit actually shines.
If you happen to’re actually into your cocktail historical past, this drink harks again to the primary recorded definition of the phrase cocktail from 1806 by The Stability and Columbian Repository of Hudson, New York as “a stimulating liquor composed of any sort of sugar, water and bitters.” It hits all these notes and is taken into account by many to be the benchmark basic.
The Previous Original is a straightforward drink, with simply the spirit base (on this case the scrumptious Angostura 1919 Rum), sugar and bitters (Piccolo makes use of a 50/50 mix of Angostura Orange Bitters and Angostura Fragrant Bitters), so it is a drink the place the spirit actually shines.
On this video, Angus demonstrates an old-school method that takes a bit of bit extra time however it’s well worth the wait. He begins by including a couple of drops of Bitters to a La Perruche pure cane sugar dice and muddling within the backside of the glass, with a touch of soda to assist break it up. He then provides the Angostura 1919 Rum and Naked Bones ice dice. Then he stirs to dissolve as a lot sugar as attainable and to get the right chill and dilution. Lastly, we garnish with an orange peel and a Luxardo maraschino cherry.
It’s an previous method that the workforce at Piccolo learnt from some well-known bartending names: Mr Dale De Groff, one among New York’s most interesting old-school bartenders who rose to fame on the Rainbow Room in Manhattan; and a Mr Marco Faraone, an award-winning Italian import who assist to arrange many native Sydney bars together with the now closed Lotus in Potts Level.
THE RECIPE: 60ml Angostura 1919 Rum 3-4 dashes Bitters (50/50 mix Angostura Fragrant Bitters & Angostura Orange Bitters) Sprint soda La Perruche Sugar Dice Massive Naked Bones ice dice Garnish with orange and maraschino cherry
About Angostura 1919 Rum
Angostura 1919 has a fairly distinctive story. In 1932, following a catastrophic hearth, a whole lot of charred casks stuffed with rum have been discovered at Trinidad’s Authorities Rum Bond. The casks which have been stuffed in 1919 had been ageing for 13 years.
Named for the 12 months it was casked, Angostura 1919 is a light-weight golden rum aged in charred, used bourbon oak casks and distilled in Angostura’s multi-column steady nonetheless. It was produced utilizing the distinctive mixing methods developed by the Fernandes household within the 1800s, the identical mix which was salvaged from charred casks from the hearth in 1932.
An incredible mix of rums aged between 5 and 14 years, Angostura 1919 is a real Trinidadian rum, oaky on the palate, with unique spices, vanilla, a touch of honey and dried fruits.
For extra details about all of the Angostura merchandise, attain out to your Proximo Spirits rep.
