Angostura Cocoa Bitters
Angostura Cocoa Bitters is a 48% ABV cocktail bitters from the House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago — the third edition in the legendary bitters line, after the classic aromatic and orange. It's built on locally harvested Trinitario cocoa nibs, macerated with the house's secret aromatic botanicals, gentian spices, glycerine, and a touch of sugar and caramel: the result is a rich, bitter, floral, nutty cocoa with a bold botanical infusion. This 100mL bottle is a bartender's secret weapon — a few dashes transform an espresso martini, a chocolate old fashioned, or a Manhattan, and it plays beautifully with sweet vermouth, brandy, cognac, and tequila. It even crosses into the kitchen: tiramisu, chocolate mousse, hot chocolate, and coffee all take to it. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 48% — bitters are used in dashes, not drunk neat
- Size: 100mL
- Origin: House of Angostura, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Key ingredient: Trinitario cocoa nibs from Trinidad & Tobago
- Line: Third Angostura bitters edition (after aromatic and orange); kosher
- Profile: Nutty cocoa with hints of spice and aromatic botanicals
Chocolate, the Angostura Way
Two centuries of bitters expertise went into this bottle. Angostura took its famous aromatic formula's philosophy — botanicals, spice, bitterness in perfect tension — and rebuilt it around Trinitario cocoa, Trinidad's prized native cacao. The cocoa nibs bring a wonderful nutty cocoa flavor with hints of spice; the gentian and botanicals keep it firmly in bitters territory, dry and complex rather than sweet. In a chocolate old fashioned it's revelatory; in an espresso martini it deepens the coffee; in desserts it adds a grown-up bitter edge. Few 100mL bottles earn their shelf space like this one. Stock the bar from our amaro & bitters collection or see everything from Angostura.
Tasting Notes
Nose: rich cocoa, nutty and floral, with aromatic spice. Palate (in dashes): bitter cocoa, gentle spice, and bold botanicals — dry and complex, never syrupy.
How to Enjoy
A few dashes per cocktail — espresso martini, chocolate old fashioned, Manhattan, or any dark-spirit build. Also try it in tiramisu, chocolate mousse, hot chocolate, or coffee for a bitter cocoa lift.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Angostura Cocoa Bitters used for?
Cocktails (espresso martini, chocolate old fashioned, Manhattan), and desserts, hot chocolate, and coffee — a few dashes at a time.
What is the ABV of Angostura Cocoa Bitters?
48% ABV — but bitters are a seasoning used in dashes, not sipped neat.
What kind of cocoa is in Angostura Cocoa Bitters?
Trinitario cocoa nibs, harvested in Trinidad & Tobago — the island's native fine-flavor cacao.
The bartender's chocolate fix — order Angostura Cocoa Bitters online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.