Middle eastern cocktails

Our Drink of the Week is Nashville bar Sadie’s Baklava Manhattan

Simple and refreshing, this grated melon beverage is perfect on a hot summer’s day. Finish with fresh mint, or for a little kick, a touch of gin.

Persian Sharbat is a traditional Middle Eastern chilled drink made with sweet flavored syrup and water. I'm using lemon quince syrup, but you can use any flavor that you like.

Don't you just love stumbling upon a "why didn't I think of that?" idea? In the never-ending quest for fresh yet super simple garnish ideas, I stumbled upon this spritzy, cucumber concoction by kosher bar and eatery Shiloh. They rim their glasses with middle eastern spice mix za'atar (if you can't find it, try using dukkah)

This fruity, floral summer cocktail is made with a shrub and is bright and floral from the raspberries and rose water.

Take a flavorful journey with the Moroccan Sidecar—a bold twist on the classic cocktail, inspired by the vibrant sights and tastes of Marrakech.

Distilled from imported Syrian anise and Willamette Valley pinot grapes, Oregon Arak has a foot in both worlds.

Award-winning bartender Behzad Nvaziri shows us how to make three perfectly refreshing Lebaese-inspired cocktails.

Fall to me, smells like pomegranate! Back home once I was a kid, my dad used to buy pomegranate every week during the season. We used to sit and deseeding pomegranate for an hour or so. why so long? well, because you have to be gentle with this fruit, you don't want to smash the seeds right? Then once we had a huge bowl full of pomegranate seeds we mixed it with Persian Hogweed (گلپر) and salt! This is also one of the snacks that always get serves at Yalda Night.Yalda Night or Shab-e Yalda…

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