A South American tree (also called angostura), or the aromatic bark used in making bitters.
From Spanish/Portuguese, derived from the Angostura region in Venezuela. A botanical term for plants valued in medicine and liqueur production, named after their geographic origin.
Angostura bitters, used in countless cocktails worldwide, come from the cusparia tree—a South American plant that became a global ingredient through colonial trade, shipping, and the cocktail culture that followed.
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