Angostura Bitters Cocktails: More than 70 Classic Recipes and Fancy Drinks True Crime Or perhaps you'll choose a

Or perhaps you'll choose a celebratory bouquet of angelica ("inspiration") and purple columbine ("resolved to win") for a friend who has triumphed over something difficult

Kotoko makes her way along a seashell path

each day blending into the next

When the late shift bartender tells her the story of Ada Coleman

As their friendship starts to deepen

Angostura Bitters Cocktails: More than 70 Classic Recipes and Fancy Drinks True Crime Or perhaps you'll choose aRaise your glass to more than two centuries of delicious history and mixology. In 1824, Johann Siegert, surgeon general of Venezuela's army, created Angostura bitters as a medicinal tincture to alleviate soldiers' stomach ailments. Sailors soon discovered that adding it to gin helped quell seasickness, giving rise to the Pink Gin cocktail. Over time, this iconic concoction has gained worldwide popularity, becoming a key ingredient in countless drinks.