{"id":18800,"date":"2025-08-13T14:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=18800"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:23:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:23:53","slug":"angostura-raise-a-glass-to-her-honouring-the-women-whove-shaped-the-cocktail-industry-through-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/angostura-raise-a-glass-to-her-honouring-the-women-whove-shaped-the-cocktail-industry-through-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Raise a Glass to Her: Honouring the Women Who\u2019ve Shaped the Cocktail Industry Through Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From the golden age of cocktails to today\u2019s dynamic bar culture, women have been infusing the global drinks scene with innovation, intuition, and undeniable flair.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">While the spotlight has often shone on male figures in the world of cocktails, it was a woman \u2014 Ada Coleman \u2014 who first set the bar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>As the head bartender of London\u2019s Savoy Hotel in the early 1900s, she made history as one of the first female bartenders in a world-class establishment, boldly stirring up a space previously reserved for men.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Her story opened the door for generations of women who\u2019ve since brought creativity, precision, and soul to the art of mixology \u2014 whether behind the bar, curating menus, or reimagining what a cocktail can be. These women have not only influenced taste trends but also redefined hospitality and set new standards in the industry worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today, the legacy lives on in a new wave of female mixologists, beverage innovators, and spirited entrepreneurs \u2014 many of whom are exploring local ingredients, championing sustainability, and bringing deeply personal storytelling to every serve.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of many of these creations lies a quiet but powerful enhancer: ANGOSTURA\u00ae Aromatic Bitters \u2014 a timeless bar staple that adds complexity, balance, and character to countless classics and modern reinventions alike.<\/p>\n<p>As the industry continues to evolve, ANGOSTURA\u00ae proudly toasts to the women \u2014 past, present, and future \u2014 who continue to stir change, shake tradition, and pour passion into every cocktail crafted. For more information, recipes and useful content, follow Angostura South Africa on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AngosturaZA\/\">\/Angostura South Africa<\/a> and Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/angosturaza\/\">@AngosturaZA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the golden age of cocktails to today\u2019s dynamic bar culture, women have been infusing the global drinks scene with innovation, intuition, and undeniable flair. While the spotlight has often shone on male figures in the world of cocktails, it was a woman \u2014 Ada Coleman \u2014 who first set the bar. As the head&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18802,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18800\/revisions\/18802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}