Trinidad Sour
The Trinidad Sour is an IBA New Era Drink: 4 ingredients, shaken and served in a coupe. That makes 143 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassCoupe
In the glass143 ml
Strength18.8%
Ingredients
- 45 mlAngostura Bitters
- 30 mlorgeat
- 22.5 mlfresh lemon juice
- 15 mlrye whiskey
Method
- Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice.
- Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Bitterness leads: 3.2 out of 10, carried by Angostura Bitters. That makes it the 4th most bitter of 186.
- round → sour
- Acidity leaves it halfway: 92nd of 186, and the acid comes from fresh lemon juice.
- light → strong
- 18.8% after dilution: the middle band, 54th of 186.
Its closest neighbour is the Pirlo: 88 out of 100 for similarity.
Five that come close
- PirloMore sour and 5 degrees lighter.
- Paper PlaneSweeter and more sour.
- FernanditoMore bitter, rounder and 3 degrees lighter.
- Naked and FamousSweeter and more sour.
- Negroni SbagliatoSweeter, rounder and 5 degrees lighter.
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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026