Cocktail garnish
maraschino cherries on a cocktail pick, along with drops of bitters
swirled into the foam (from egg white) atop the drink.
Cocktail garnishes are decorative
cocktails.[1]
They are used to complement and enhance the flavors in a drink by stimulating the special nerve cells in the nose and mouth[2]
A large variety of cocktail garnishes are used. Many
neighborhood
bars tend to go the other extreme.
Some garnishes are essential to completing the recipe, as in the case of the olive in the Martini, the maraschino cherries in the Queen Mary and the Manhattan, or the onion in the Gibson. Another reason for garnishes is to make cocktails more "camera ready" so that when photos are taken for the press or social media, different drinks will not look so much alike.[3]
Common edible garnishes
Among common edible garnishes are the following:[4][5]
- Bitters dashed onto the egg-white foam atop a shaken cocktail such as a whiskey sour.
- Candied ginger[3]
- Carrot sticks
- Celery stalks (usually with leaves attached)
- Cinnamon, grated
- pimentos)
- Cocktail onions
- Flowers
- Lemon slice, twist, or wedge
- Lime slice, twist, or wedge
- Maraschino cherries
- Mint sprigs or leaves
- Nutmeg, grated
- Orange slice, twist, or wedge
- Pepper
- Pineapple slice or wedge
- Salt, coarse (applied to the rim of glasses)
- Shrimp
- Star anise[3]
- Strawberries
- Sugar, granulated or powdered
- Watermelon wedge
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Common inedible garnishes
These garnishes are purely for decoration or dramatic flair.[6]
- Bead necklaces (especially common during Mardi Gras and Carnival)
- Candles
- Cocktail umbrellas
- Drinking straws (colorful or unusually shaped)
- Flaming beverage)
- Flags
- Inedible flowers
- Plastic animals (attached to the rim of the glass)
- Plastic swords
- Sparklers
- Swizzle sticks
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See also
References
- ISBN 9780307762276. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Navarro, V.,[1] LA Speakeasy, 02/27/2018
- ^ a b c "The Gonzo Age of the Cocktail Garnish". 8 September 2015.
- ISBN 9781927129944. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ISBN 9780692507001.
- ISBN 9789712347870. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
External links
Bartending at Wikibooks
Media related to Cocktail garnishes at Wikimedia Commons
