The Trinidad Sour

One cocktail I always wanted to serve, happens to be the Trinidad sour. A 2009 competition winning cocktail, which comes with a lot of hype around it. How far was it justified? and I wish to witness it firsthand. Now, as per the current existing excise policy, Angostur bitters are currently not available in India. This is because the alcohol content in it is above the permissible limits set by excise department of India. All this resulted in making it almost impossible to find the cocktail in bars or parties. So now if I wanted to taste Trinidad Sour, I had to make it myself.

The lead role played in this cocktail happens to be Angostura bitters. About 30ml of Angostura bitters. Now, if you imagine, just a couple of drops of bitters would do in any of the mentioned cocktails where bitters are used. This adds up to the already existing curiosity and I believe it would do the same to anyone. Bitters act as a flavoring agent in cocktails. Just a few drops to your cocktails and you’re set. Same as what salt does to food. Now imagine salt served as a main dish. Hope I have managed to raise your level of curiosity as well? 😉

the angostura sour or trinidad sour

And when I finally got my hands on Angostura bitters. I still had to gather the courage, as Angostura bitters is not something easily available. But then, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. And thus the Trinidad sour was finally conquered. And managed to record the entire making of the cocktails on my YouTube “Cocktails My Style”.  A channel on how to make cocktails with simple ingredients.

When we mention the ingredients of the Trinidad sour, it defies the laws of cocktail making. The ml of Angustura used in it is one example, but the quantity of orgeat syrup is also astonishing. Well, we always like to believe that there is that one rebel out there. Like in the movies, there’s that one who goes and defines everyone to prove he or she was right. And the Trinidad sour seemed like that rebel cocktail. But was it the one?

Trinidad sour ingredients

1. Angostura bitter
2. Bourbon Whiskey
3. Orgeat syrup
4. Lemon juice
5. Ice for shaking

Equipment’s

1. Measuring jigger
2. Cocktail shaker
3. Cocktail glass

How to make a Trinidad

1. Add 30m of Angostura Bitter to a cocktail shaker
2. Add 30 ml orgeat syrup along with 15 ml bourbon whiskey and 15 ml lemon juice
3. Fill the shaker with ice, close and shake well
4. Open and strain into a chilled cocktail glass

With the reviews and the hype which came along with the cocktail, built up the curiosity in me. But the result? Well, this is my point of view, it can differ from person to person. You let us know what’s your take on the comments below. Getting back to the cocktail, there was nothing extraordinary about it. Nothing like the built up it came along with. Not at all, the rebel which I believed it would be. The laws of cocktails remain intact.

And the angostura flavours were just too loud. The Bourbon could hardly make it presence felt. The orgeat syrup helped in taming it a bit. But according to me, it still didn’t manage to get the job done. I just put my precious angostura bitters to waste. The repercussion I felt the next day was quite memorable and not in a good way 😉 .This all with just one Trinidad Sour Cocktail.

Cheers

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