{"id":245524,"date":"2022-12-14T01:58:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T23:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=126346"},"modified":"2022-12-14T01:58:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T23:58:55","slug":"cinnamon-spice-and-everything-nice-an-angostura-christmas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cinnamon-spice-and-everything-nice-an-angostura-christmas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinnamon, Spice and Everything Nice: An Angostura Christmas Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cinnamon-spice-and-everything-nice-an-angostura-christmas-story.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cinnamon-spice-and-everything-nice-an-angostura-christmas-story.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126347\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=126347\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-126347 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cinnamon-spice-and-everything-nice-an-angostura-christmas-story.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126347 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cinnamon-spice-and-everything-nice-an-angostura-christmas-story.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festive Old Fashioned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toast to the holiday season with these delicious and festive cocktail recipes from every mixologist\u2019s best friend, ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tis the season to sip back with a fresh cocktail and have yourself a merry little tipple! And who better to invite to the festivities than ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters? Ask any bartender; with its rich bouquet of spice and fruit, Angostura will bring the festive cheer in just a dash (or two).<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re selecting cocktails for a work party or pairing recipes to your festive menu for family and friends, these cocktails shout \u2018Happy Holidays\u2019. You can thank Angostura later!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Merry Manhattan (courtesy of Foodess)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>INGREDIENTS<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 60ml bourbon<br \/>\u2013 30ml dry vermouth<br \/>\u2013 2 dashes ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters<br \/>\u2013 5 tsp spiced simple syrup*<\/p>\n<p>Combine all your cocktail ingredients in a shaker with a handful of ice; give it a vigorous shake until you see the outside of the shaker becoming frosty. Pour the content into a tumbler.<\/p>\n<p>*Spiced simple syrup<\/p>\n<p>INGREDIENTS:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 1 cup sugar<br \/>\u2013 1 cup water<br \/>\u2013 2\u2033 piece ginger, peeled and sliced<br \/>\u2013 2 cinnamon sticks<br \/>\u2013 2 star anise<br \/>\u2013 4 cardamom pods, lightly crushed with the side of a knife<\/p>\n<p>Combine your sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and cook until all the sugar dissolves. Then remove from heat and add the remaining ingredients. Leave the spices to steep for at least an hour before straining your spiced simple syrup into a glass jar. Cover and store your leftover syrup in the fridge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cardamom Old Fashioned (courtesy of Salted Plains)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>INGREDIENTS:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 60ml bourbon<br \/>\u2013 3 dashes ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters<br \/>\u2013 1 lemon peel<br \/>\u2013 Cinnamon stick for garnish<br \/>\u2013 4 teaspoons cardamom simple syrup*<\/p>\n<p>Add your cardamom simple syrup and ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters to a short glass. Give the syrup and bitters a swirl around in your glass before adding ice, bourbon and lemon peel, and stir.<\/p>\n<p>Cardamom simple syrup*<\/p>\n<p>INGREDIENTS:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 1 Cup organic cane sugar<br \/>\u2013 1 Teaspoon cardamom seeds (or \u00bd teaspoon cardamom pods split open)<br \/>\u2013 1 Cinnamon stick<br \/>\u2013 1 Lemon peel<br \/>\u2013 \u00bc teaspoon pure vanilla extract<\/p>\n<p>Toast your cardamom seeds in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Add your organic cane sugar, water, lemon peel, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Stir the mixture over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Leave it to simmer for 20 minutes and then remove the saucepan from the stove. Allow it to cool completely before straining your cardamon simple syrup into a glass jar. Cover and store in your fridge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rudolph\u2019s Sleigh Side Car<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 25 ml Lemon juice, raw<br \/>\u2013 7 ml ginger syrup<br \/>\u2013 7 ml cinnamon syrup<br \/>\u2013 30 ml Remy Martin<br \/>\u2013 15 ml Cointreau<br \/>\u2013 4-6 dashes Angostura bitters<br \/>\u2013 1 tablespoon Sugars, granulated<br \/>\u2013 1 lemon peel (optional)<\/p>\n<p>Method:<br \/>Wet the rim of your glass and roll in sugar to create a sugared rim. Shake the rest of the ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Serve in a sugar rimmed glass, with a lemon twist garnish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modern Mule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 30ml fresh lime juice<br \/>\u2013 30ml simple syrup<br \/>\u2013 45ml vodka<br \/>\u2013 4-6 dashes ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters<br \/>\u2013 Ice<br \/>\u2013 Ginger beer<br \/>\u2013 Lime wheel &amp; candied ginger<\/p>\n<p>Method:<br \/>Mix the lime juice, simple syrup and vodka into a shaker, then add ice. Shake and strain into a glass filled with ice. Add the bitters and top up with ginger beer, then stir. Add a lime wheel and candied ginger to garnish. Viola!<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Angostura range and delicious food and cocktail recipes please visit www.angosturabitters.com.<br \/>Follow Angostura South Africa on Facebook \/Angostura South Africa and Instagram @AngosturaZA for fun facts, recipes and brand updates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">87<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/cinnamon-spice-and-everything-nice-an-angostura-christmas-story\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Festive Old Fashioned Toast to the holiday season with these delicious and festive cocktail recipes from every mixologist\u2019s best friend, ANGOSTURA\u00ae aromatic bitters. \u2018Tis the season to sip back with a fresh cocktail and have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":245525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9021,1],"tags":[3257],"class_list":{"0":"post-245524","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mypr","8":"category-south-africa","9":"tag-mypr","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cinnamon-spice-and-everything-nice-an-angostura-christmas-story.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}