🥃 Angostura 1824
Aged rum from House of Angostura in Trinidad: a blend of mature rums from charred oak casks; 12 years and 40% ABV per Difford's Guide; sold since 2000; the name is the year of Siegert's bitters.
Angostura 1824 is an aged rum from House of Angostura; on the producer's website it is called Founders Reserve 1824. It is a blend of mature rums from charred oak casks. According to Difford's Guide, the rum is 12 years old and bottled at 40% ABV, and it first appeared in 2000.
The name refers to the year when, according to Difford's Guide, Dr Johann Siegert created the herbal and spiced bitters now known as Angostura Aromatic Bitters; the producer also dates the company's founding to 1824. The rum is made in Trinidad, and its owner is Angostura Holdings Limited. The producer does not state the age on its website, so check the age on the bottle label.
Why this matters to you. This is one of the older rums in the range: Difford's gives it 12 years against seven for Angostura 7 Year Old; the producer also has a 15-year version. Angostura 1919 is likewise named after a date, but it has no age statement. Compare 1824 with Mount Gay XO, also a blend of aged rums, but from Barbados. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV |
|---|---|
| Cask type | charred oak casks |
| Minimum maturation | 12 years per Difford's Guide; the producer does not state an age |
| Year founded | 2000 (per Difford's Guide) |
| EU category | 1 — rum |
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 1 (rum) |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Angostura 1824 → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Sugar cane and molasses
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 House of Angostura, 🥃 Rum
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Mount Gay XO, 🥃 Angostura 7 Year Old, 🥃 Angostura 7 Year Old, 🥃 Angostura 1919, 🥃 Angostura 1919
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that the Angostura 1824 rum is two hundred years old?
No. 1824 is the year of Dr Siegert's bitters and the founding of the company; according to Difford's Guide, the rum is 12 years old and first appeared in 2000.
What is the strength of Angostura 1824?
40% ABV, according to Difford's Guide.
What casks is Angostura 1824 matured in?
Charred oak casks, according to the producer.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
- 🥃 Sugar cane and molasses — Raw materials of rum, cachaça and other cane spirits: cane juice or molasses; rum made from them is at least 37.5% vol. in the EU.
Similar
🥃 Angostura 3 Year Old · 🥃 Angostura 5 Year Old · 🥃 Angostura 1919 · 🥃 Angostura 7 Year Old · 🥃 Mount Gay Black Barrel · 🥃 Mount Gay Silver
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Difford's Guide: Angostura 1824 Trinidadian Rum (40 %; 12 years; launched 2000; named after 1824, Dr Siegert's bitters)
- ANGOSTURA: Premium Rums (3-year-old up to 3 years, twice charcoal-filtered; 5-Year-Old min. 5 years bourbon oak; 7-Year-Old light, medium and heavy rums; Founders Reserve 1824; Grand Reserve 1919, 1932 fire)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I, category 1 (rum: molasses or cane juice, min. 37.5 % ABV)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)