Worcestershire sauce
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- Non-alcoholic
Worcestershire sauce is a fermented condiment from Worcester, England, where the pharmacists John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins first sold it in 1837. It is made with vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind, onion, garlic and spices, and is aged for a long time before bottling. It tastes salty, tangy and spiced, with a savoury, faintly sweet depth. In the Bloody Mary and the Virgin Mary a few dashes are enough to deepen the tomato.
Used in 2 cocktails.
Cocktails where it is essential (2)
Sources (7)
- Worcestershire sauce – Wikipedia (en) (opens in a new tab)
- Worcestershire sauce – Encyclopaedia Britannica (opens in a new tab)
- Worcestershire sauce creation story – VinePair (Olivia White, 25/01/2024) (opens in a new tab)
- Bloody Mary (Difford's recipe) – Difford's Guide (opens in a new tab)
- Lea & Perrins Original Worcestershire Sauce – Kraft Heinz (opens in a new tab)
- Dictionary of Dressings & Sauces – Worcestershire (opens in a new tab)
- Bloody Mary – Difford’s Guide (opens in a new tab)