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In the summer of 2009, the House of Angostura blamed a shortage of ingredients and a financial restructuring for a near total shutdown in production. The firm is owned by CL Financial, a Caribbean conglomerate hit by a liquidity crisis, prompting an emergency bailout earlier in the year by the government of Trinidad and Tobago. Shortages began hitting major markets in November of 2009, with virtual no availablity through January and to the present, prompting reports of hoarding and rationing by bar operators and distributors. The shortage has prompted mixologists to experiment with variations of popular cocktails that depend upon Angostura Bitter. Production is reported to have resumed, though it may still be weeks or months until inventories are replenished.