8 Elegant, Edible Flowers For Cocktails
Edible flowers give color and taste to cocktails. Eight exquisite, edible flowers for cocktail garnishing:
Violets taste delicious and are vivid purple or blue. Fresh or crystallized, they can be garnished.
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Violets
Red or pink hibiscus blooms taste tart like cranberries. Dried hibiscus petals make a tasty tea and garnish.
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Hibiscus
Lavender adds faint citrus and mint notes. Its purple blossoms are ideal for garnishing cocktails and infusing alcohol.
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Lavender
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The chamomile blooms taste apple-like. Cocktails with their little, daisy-like blossoms can be elegant and comforting.
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Chamomile
Sambucus nigra Elderflowers taste subtle and flowery with pear and honey notes. They are used in syrups and liqueurs to garnish elegant cocktails.
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Elderflower
The marigold-like calendula petals are bright orange or yellow and slightly spicy and peppery. For vibrancy, use them fresh or dried.
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Calendula
Rose petals add romance and a hint of fruit and spice. Colorful, they can be used fresh or in syrups and infusions.
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Rose
Borage blossoms are blue and taste cucumber-like. Cocktails benefit from their refreshing twist and vibrant color.
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Borage
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