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How to Sip a Flower Garden
Many of you already know, when I am not at the shop designing flowers, or in the garden playing in the dirt, I am in my easy chair with a good article or book. I recently came across an article in the Dining Section of the New York Times exploring the multi-sensory effect of not only seeing, but also tasting and smelling, edible flowers in party drinks.
Flowers have long been a staple of international cuisines. Consider dried lavender blossoms in herbs de Provence or Iranian rice pudding scented with rose water. But recently, floral concoctions and aromatic blossoms have moved out of the kitchen and behind the bar, where they are deployed as much for their delicate flavors as their visual appeal.
I especially liked the example of a nasturtium in the bottom of a glass that contained an imaginatively mixed drink. Violets, elderflowers, lavender and roses were also mentioned as possibilities with which to make drinks.
For inspiration, here are three floral cocktails you can make to impress your guests—or simply satisfy your inner mixologist.
Rose Martini - Australian Jacinta Moore came up with this pretty rose martini recipe, featured on Design Sponge. · 1 1/2 oz. vodka
· 1 oz. white crème de cacao
· 1/4 oz. rose water
· 1 drop rose food color
· Rose petals
Place the liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake to chill. Pour into a martini glass and float one or more rose petals.
Lavender Martini - Here, soothing lavender is used to make a drink that is as beautiful as it is relaxing. Recipe by The Framed Table. · 1 oz. crème de violette
· 1 oz. gin
· 1 oz. vodka
· 1/4 oz. Domaine de Canton
· 1/4 oz. St. Germaine elderflower liqueur
· 1 dash Scrappy’s Lavender Bitters
· Lavender
Place all liquids into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well for 30 seconds and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with lavender spring.
Drink Type: Martini : Wild Hibiscus Embrace
2 oz. Pinky Vodka
2 oz. Pear Nectar
1/4 oz. Wild Hibiscus Syrup
2 leaf(leaves) Basil 1 splash(es) Soda Water
1 Wild Hibiscus Flower
1 piece(s) Pear
Instructions
Shake all the ingredients with ice, with the exception of the soda, hibiscus flower and pear spear. Strain over crushed ice in a martini glass and top with a splash of soda. Stuff a hibiscus flower with a long pear spear then place on the side of the glass to garnish.
Created by: Danielle Tatarin
Whether or not you actually eat the flowers, including them at your next cocktail party can transform a simple martini into a tasteful art display; I encourage you to “think floral “when you need to add that little extra to your event.
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