At the far end of my plane ticket awaited rum paradise. It’s a long trek from my motherland in Africa to the tropical islands of Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean. I was obviously by no means the first of my part of the world to undertake this journey, but unlike some of my enslaved predecessors, I was more than willing.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought global economies to its knees, with many grinding to a halt. It has crippled so many industries worldwide, particularly the food and beverage industry such as bars and restaurants, where millions of people around the world are now without a job, since bars have been forced to close their doors and restaurants have limited their businesses to pick-up services only.

Everyone should have a bottle of brandy in the cupboard – whether it’s leftovers from Festive Season trifle making or a weekend drink of choice. And who doesn’t have a slab of chocolate or two stashed away for lockdown, right?

As people around the globe are confined to their homes amidst the coronavirus pandemic, The House of Angostura brings us the online #HouseLockDown series.

Over the past few decades bitters has become an essential ingredient behind the bar, used by all good mixologists to balance the ingredients of their cocktail creations.

Over the past few decades bitters has become an essential ingredient behind the bar, used by all good mixologists to balance the ingredients of their cocktail creations.

Because why not? Making a restaurant booking is easy. Creating the perfect evening yourself is something special and is sure to score you a few extra points!

Despite the recent rollout of pink flavoured gins, the original Pink Gin cocktail is a two-ingredient classic believed to have been created back in the 1800’s by soldiers of the British Royal Navy.

The #BittersForBeginners video tutorial series demonstrates just how quick and easy it is to make the most delicious bittered mocktails and cocktails!

Aromatic bitters have been considered an essential ingredient behind the bar as far back as the first recorded cocktail recipes of the 1800’s. However, more and more, bitters are being used as a key ingredient in the kitchen; and none more so than Angostura aromatic bitters.