A dark, bitter-aromatic tincture with a complex spicy-balsamic character — gentian-like bitterness, warm clove and cinnamon facets, and a boozy, resinous depth. Adds a dry, rooty, cocktail-bitters signature that lingers as a warm, slightly medicinal woody-balsamic drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 61.
Angostura Tinctures are used in the flavoring of alcoholic beverages where a bitter or astringent effect is called for. Many famous bitters owe their flavor partly to this ingredient, but the most famous of all Angostura Bitters is actually made without any angostura bark at all. A few drops of this so-called Angostura Bitter in a glass of plain carbonated water produces a delicious thirst-quencher for hot and humid summer days, and this simple drink has more flavor than a Quinine Tonic.
Angostura Tinctures are used in the flavoring of alcoholic beverages where a bitter or astringent effect is called for.
It is claimed that an essential oil can be produced by steam distillation of the bark, and the yield is given at somewhere between 0.16% and 1.90%.