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Angostura

British  
/ aŋɡɔsˈtura /

noun

  1. the former name (1764–1846) for Ciudad Bolívar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Caporale’s go-to base when crafting an Aperol Spritz mocktail is a “good dash” of cocktail bitters, specifically Angostura bitters.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2026

This Italian-inspired cocktail den from the team behind the Capitol Hill dive Rose Temple cranks out amaro, spritz and funky concoctions like a chocolate-cereal-infused rye cocktail with Demerara and Angostura bitters.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2023

In his Angostura Address, Bolívar outlined his ideas about how to balance freedom and order as well as how to navigate sensitive race relations.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Add a dash of the molasses bitters and a dash of the Angostura bitters.

From New York Times Jan. 11, 2022

From Mexico, Honduras, and Angostura very good qualities are imported.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

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