Product description
The history of the Angostura brand begins in 1824, when in the Venezuelan town of the same name, a German doctor began perfecting his blends based on aromatic herbs.
His goal was to find a remedy for the stomach problems of soldiers in the Venezuelan army. Soon after, Dr. Johann Siegert left the army and began producing his herbal liqueurs. In time, his company became the official supplier to the royal courts of Prussia, Spain and Great Britain. Today, Angostura is a world-famous brand of herbal liqueurs and high-quality Caribbean rums.
Contrary to popular belief, the bark of the Angostura trifolata tree is not used to produce Angostura liqueurs and rums, and the brand name comes from the town where it all began, later renamed Ciudad Bolivar.
Angostura Superior Gold rum is a blend of lighter and fuller-tasting Caribbean rums, produced at the Angostura plant, distilled in the five-column rectification system used there. It matures for 5 to 8 years in bourbon barrels, after which it is filtered and bottled. Its bouquet offers accents of honey, caramel, molasses, some spices and vanilla.