Angostura 1824 – 12 Year Old Rum

Dark amber in colour and long and complex on the bouquet, bringing spice, toasty wood, and a vibrant, rich sweetness. Cola, toasty oak, vanilla spice and caramel notes come to the fore. Plenty of ginger and molasses. The palate is vibrant with allspice, creamy vanilla and molasses. It finishes on vanilla cream, rounded and spiced.

Angostura is probably better known for its aromatic bitters than for its rum. The company’s founder, a German named Dr. Johann Siegert, arrived in Venezuela in 1820 and was later appointed surgeon general in the town of Angostura. Siegert perfected his bitters in 1824 as a remedy for fever, stomachache, and a roster of other complaints. Angostura Bitters became internationally famous by the late 1800s. The company got into rum marketing in the early years of the 20th century, and then opened its own distillery in Trinidad in 1945.