Talk:House of Angostura

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Bitters

An anon created this link, and made it into a redirect to Angostura Bitters, which itself re-directs to Bitters. I created the page, since it is the largest distiller in Trinidad, and it is a company with a notable history. I probably shouldn't have created the redlink in the Rum article - then this page would never have been created. But once it is...it's worth an article. Guettarda 01:48, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Guettarda, congratulations for this excellent and very interesting article! Regards, AVM 21:52, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dangers

I seem to recall that it is lethal to drink this type of bitters unadulterated/from the bottle. I may well be wrong , can anyone enlighten? -max rspct 13:43, 25 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I gather that is just nonsense: there are no toxins there, it is just a matter of taste. If you can tolerate such a pungent bitter flavor and the high alcoholic content, then you can drink it. I did it as a kid (yeeeeccch!!!, never again), and that was 45 years ago! But then, who would do that, and why? The keen flavors and subtle scents of Amargo de Angostura are enjoyed most as much as the benefits of Homeopatic medicines are reaped best: in small, minute quantities. AVM 21:52, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Angostura bitters has a similar alcohol content to vodka so it would be toxic in larger quantities. cyclosarin 01:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oversized Label

In Difford's Guide to Cocktails, he states the story of the enlarged label: "It was Trinidad's laid back attitudue that affected Angostura's packaging. One day a new batch of labels was ordered and a simple mistake led to them being too big for the bottles. The error was spotted in time but everyone thought somebody else would deal with the problem. No one did, so they simply stuck the labels on the bottles intending to fix the next batch. No one quite got round to it and the oversized label became a trademark of the brand". 81.208.160.105 18:46, 19 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]