ANGOSTURA RUM

Angostura Limited, based in Trinidad and Tobago, is renowned for producing Angostura bitters. The company’s founder, who was also a distiller and the chief rum producer in Trinidad and Tobago, created the bitters. The company was established around 1830 in the Venezuelan town of Angostura by Dr. Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert, a German-born Surgeon General in Simón Bolívar’s army in Venezuela. Around 1820, he began developing a remedy to improve the appetite and digestive health of soldiers. After expanding his production, Benjamin left the military to focus entirely on manufacturing. In 1862, the product was exhibited in London, marking the start of its international sales. Today, Angostura is the world’s leading market brand for bitters.