Post #688360 by AdOrAdam on Fri, Aug 2, 2013 6:03 AM

This is an old post, I hope people have figured out their bitters by now - if not:

On 2013-08-01 19:05, Sunny&Rummy wrote:
I have also tried swapping for a couple different bitters in this one but always go back to Ango. It's funny, I have finally built up a respectable bitters collection of a dozen or so different types and it's great to mix things up a bit, but I have yet to find anything with nearly the versatility of good 'ol Ango.

The experimentation is fun but I agree: for classic tiki recipes you are unlikely to best Angostura.

All the other bitters are subjective & a bit marmite (you either love it or hate it if you dont know the British expression :wink:) You need to try them!

I drink them a lot in non-alcoholic drinks (e.g. bitters & cordial, in coke, in coffee, etc).

My emergency bitters are an opened bottle of Angostura from the 70s that I got from my parents - it tastes subtly different.

I also have 2 unopened bottles of these limited edition Angostura:

If my home bar blew up tomorrow Angostura, Peychauds, Regans & Fees Bro Aztec bitters would be on my shopping list.

I couldnt do without Angostura. I couldnt do without a Sazerac so Peychauds would be in! Regans are my preferred orange bitters because they are a bit softer than other orange bitters. Fee Bros Aztec bitters are great in an WT101 Old Fashioned & with grapefruit sours IMO

Definitely, never let them go dry!