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Lemonade with Angostura Bitters

A tall glass of pink-orange lemonade with ice and a maraschino cherry, next to a whole lemon
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Yield
Serves 1
Difficulty
easy

Angostura bitters were first made in a town called Angostura, now named Ciudad Bolívar, in Venezuela. When our dad was 5 years old his family moved to Trinidad and Tobago, where his father — our grandfather — was hired to do surveying work for a new construction project. Our dad remembers going to the country club with his brothers and sisters, where they would enjoy a delicious lemonade with a few drops of Angostura bitters. These aromatic bitters, typically used in flavoring beverages, have been produced in Trinidad and Tobago for more than 100 years.

Ingredients

  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp Angostura bitters
  • Maraschino cherries
  • Water

Instructions

  1. Squeeze the lemon into the glass.
  2. Add the sugar and Angostura bitters.
  3. Add ice, water, and a maraschino cherry.