Angostura bitters

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Angostura bitters (English: ) is a concentrated bitters (herbal alcoholic preparation) based on gentian, herbs, and spices, produced by the House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago. It is typically used for flavouring beverages or, less often, food. The bitters were first produced in the namesake town of Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela) but do not contain angostura bark. The bottle is recognisable because of its distinctive oversized label and yellow cap. Angostura is Spanish for "narrowing", the town of Angostura having been at the narrowing of the Orinoco River. Beverages named "Angostura Bitter" or "Angobitter" are also offered from other brands (e.g., Riemerschmid, Hemmeter). Unlike the House of Angostura product, they contain angostura bark, possibly to justify the use of the word "angostura" in their names.

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