Rating 92
Style
Produced In Trinidad and Tobago
ABV 40%
Availability Year Round
Price $48.00 
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Review Updated 2022-07-10

Angostura 1919 Review

Angostura might be synonymous with cocktail bitters, but the brand's line of enjoyable, competitively priced rums are equally worthy of your attention. This release, a blend of five rums ranging from 5 to 14 years in age, is a bright, fruity rum with lots of character. On the nose, you’ll find notes of tropical fruit and sweet vanilla, which carry onto the palate and are met with the flavor of baking spices, oak, and a hint of chocolate. It’s rich and complex but still manages to stay light, fruity, and bright.

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Angostura 1919
Angostura might be synonymous with cocktail bitters, but the brand's line of enjoyable, competitively priced rums are equally worthy of your attention. This release, a blend of five rums ranging from 5 to 14 years in age, is a bright, fruity rum with lots of character. On the nose, you’ll find notes of tropical fruit and sweet vanilla, which carry onto the palate and are met with the flavor of baking spices, oak, and a hint of chocolate. It’s rich and complex but still manages to stay light, fruity, and bright.

Reviewed On: 07-11-2022
92
POINTS
Angostura 1919
Angostura might be synonymous with cocktail bitters, but the brand's line of enjoyable, competitively priced rums are equally worthy of your attention. This release, a blend of five rums ranging from 5 to 14 years in age, is a bright, fruity rum with lots of character. On the nose, you’ll find notes of tropical fruit and sweet vanilla, which carry onto the palate and are met with the flavor of baking spices, oak, and a hint of chocolate. It’s rich and complex but still manages to stay light, fruity, and bright.

Reviewed On: 07-11-2022