Trinidad Especial

A daring modern cocktail built around a generous pour of Angostura bitters as the base — the almond sweetness of orgeat tames the bitters' complexity while pisco adds a clean, grape-spirit backbone and lime brings bright acidity. Valentino Bolognese's 2008 competition winner remains endlessly discussed.

Classic

Ingredients

  • 1 ozAngostura Bitters
  • 1 ozOrgeat
  • 0.33 ozPisco
  • 0.67 ozLime Juice

Preparation

shaken · coupe · none

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine Angostura bitters, orgeat, pisco, and lime juice in a shaker with ice.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Shake vigorously — the high bitters ratio mellows beautifully with dilution.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Double-strain into a chilled coupe.

Flavor Profile

bitter
35%
dilution
28%
sweet
27%
spiced
26%
herbal
22%
body
22%