Crafting Cocktails With Edible Flowers
Crafting Cocktails with Edible Flowers are not just visually appealing but also delicious to drink. Herbalists and bartenders are experimenting with new ways to offer a refreshing taste along with a catchy visual appeal to their customers.
If you love cocktails, you can also learn the art of Crafting Cocktails with Edible Flowers. If you have landed here after seeing the tempting posts on Instagram where cocktails are garnished with flowers, you are in the right place. Crafting Cocktails with Edible Flowers is an art, but it is not so difficult. There are many flowers growing near you that you probably never thought could get into your cocktail glass. So, read on. You are going to get some simple yet amazing recipes to make your own refreshing drink!
You don’t need many things to make a glass of cocktail. The shaker, strainer, some vodka, lime juice, and other basic cocktail-making essentials (and, of course, the edible flowers!) would be enough to prepare a nice and tempting cocktail glass. So, let’s get started!
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Crafting Best Cocktails with Edible Flowers
Kiss of Rose Cocktails
Roses are gorgeous and they can also serve to enhance the taste of your cocktail. If you plan to host a cocktail party, roses can be the best option to prepare a classy cocktail. And your cocktails don’t have to be limited to just red color. You can also use white and yellow to garnish your drink. Roses have a nice mildly sweet floral flavor, and they are highly nutritious as well. All parts of a rose flower, including the leaves and buds, are edible.
Ingredients
- Four ounces ( around eight tablespoons) of bourbon
- Two tablespoons of simple syrup
- Two tablespoons of lemon juice
- One and a half teaspoons of rose syrup
- ¼ cup of egg white
- Soda water
- Angostura bitters
- Rose petals and a lemon slice for garnishing
How To Make
- Take a cocktail shaker and add bourbon, simple syrup, rose syrup, egg whites, lemon juice, and a small amount of Angostura bitters.
- Mix and shake all the ingredients.
- Once the mixture is ready, add some ice and shake well.
- Add the prepared mixture and soda water to a glass of water filled with fresh ice.
- Garnish your drink with rose petals and a lemon slice, and enjoy!
Peony Rose Spritzer
Peonies have a sweet smell and taste. Peonies can be used to make refreshing cocktails to beat the heat of summer days. You can use them for garnishing, but remember to use only petals because peonies’ roots, flowers, and seeds are poisonous and can cause problems, such as nausea, diarrhoea, irritation on the skin, and increased heart rate.
Ingredients
- Four ounces of rose wine
- 1 ounce or two tablespoons of vodka
- A half ounce of peony syrup
To make peony syrup – All you have to do is take a saucepan and add half a cup of sugar and water along with the petals of one peony flower. Let them boil at medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the solution turns syrupy.
How to Make
- Take a class and fill it with ice.
- Add peony and rose syrup to the glass. Top it with vodka.
- Add some sparkling water to the mixture.
- Stir the drink and enjoy your drink!
Helios Margarita
This amazing drink can be made by using the edible parts of sunflowers. It is a classy drink; you can serve it at a party to earn the title of best host ever!
Ingredients
- Two ounces of tequila
- ¾ ounces of Strega
- ¼ ounce of sunflower orgeat
- ¾ ounce fresh lime juice
To Prepare the Sunflower Orgeat
You need the following ingredients to prepare the sunflower orgeat:-
- 1 cup raw sunflower seeds (unsalted)
- 400 gms sugar
- 1 ½ cup of water
- ½ teaspoon orange blossom water
- 1-ounce water
Preparing sunflower orgeat is easy. Roast the sunflower seeds in a pan for 1 – 2 minutes. If you notice that they are getting lightly roasted, turn off the flame and let them cool. Once the seeds are cool, ground them. Mix the ground seeds, sugar, and water in a pan over low heat. Cook the mixture for 5 minutes and then turn off the flame. Let the mixture cool and strain the batch. Add orange blossom water and vodka to the mixture and store it in the refrigerator for later use.
To Make Helios Margarita
Take a shaker and add ice along with all the liquid ingredients. Shake well and pour the batch into a cocktail glass to enjoy.
Whisky Hibiscus Cocktail
Hibiscus is another edible flower used to make your cocktail more flavoursome. All parts of the hibiscus are edible. This is why it has found its use in preparing teas, jams, and even cocktails! The taste of hibiscus is similar to that of cranberry and pomegranate, with a bit of tart and floralness added. So, let’s see how this fantastic flower can do wonders to your drink!
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon honey
- ½ tablespoon hot water
- 2 ounces of whiskey
- ¾ ounces of lemon juice
- 1 ounce of hibiscus tea (cold)
How to Make
- First, take a cocktail shaker and add hot water and honey. Shake well.
- Add whiskey and lemon juice to the mixture and give it a good shake.
- Now empty the shaker into a cocktail glass with fresh ice.
- Add chilled hibiscus tea to the mix and garnish it with hibiscus petals and thyme to enjoy!
Marigold Cocktail
Marigolds are again a popular choice to garnish drinks. These flowers come in wide varieties, and not all of them are edible. Their edible varieties include:
- Calendula officinalis (pot marigolds).
- Tagetes patula (French marigolds).
- Tagetes erecta (African marigolds).
- Tagetes Lucida (Mexican mint marigolds).
- Tagetes Tenuifolia (lemon marigold).
The taste of the marigolds is also not specific. It can be peppery or citrusy, depending on the variety of the marigold.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounce of tequila
- 2 ounces of tonic
- ½ ounce of marigold syrup
- ½ ounce of fresh lime juice
- Simple syrup
- Fresh edible marigold flowers
- Orange zest
How to Make
The Marigold Syrup
- Take the petals of around eight marigold flowers and blend them in a blender with simple syrup.
- Strain the mixture to remove the solids. You can store the marigold syrup in your refrigerator for upto four weeks.
The Cocktail
Serve all the liquid ingredients in a fresh glass filled with ice and garnish it with orange zest to enjoy!
Conclusion
Crafting Cocktails with Edible Flowers make them more flavoursome and exciting. Some flowers are wholly edible; in some flowers, only their petals and leaves are preferred to enhance the drink’s taste. Do your research well before adding them as ingredients to your drink. When you find your favourite picks, prepare your refreshing glass of cocktails and enjoy the sweet floral taste along with its stunning visual appeal.
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