Rose syrup made with dried rose blossoms is so easy to make and can add some delicious floral flavor to cocktails and other drinks.
This rose syrup is just like a basic simple syrup recipe but just with added rose blossoms. Its sweet and gives an excellent floral flavor and fragrance to cocktails.
A simple syrup is made with equal parts water and sugar and then cooked down until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon. This rose syrup is just that, but with half a cup of dried rose blossoms thrown in the pot too. This amount of rose blossoms creates a rose simple syrup that tastes and smells like roses, which is great for cocktails or drinks with lighter competing flavors. If you are making a cocktail that has stronger flavors, you may want to increase the amount of blossoms you use in your rose syrup.
We have made this rose simple syrup before with as much as 1 cup of rose blossoms and it turned out lovely as well.
You can find dried rose blossoms at some health food stores. That’s where we found ours. You can also dry your own roses! Or you can easily order some off Amazon here:
- dried organic rose blossoms – which ever ones you buy, make sure they are organic as you don’t want to be making your simple syrup with roses sprayed with pesticides.
Cocktails you can make with this rose syrup:
How to Make a Simple Rose Syrup
Rose syrup made with dried rose blossoms is so easy to make and can add some delicious floral flavor to cocktails and other drinks.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup dried rose blossoms
Instructions
Add the sugar, water and rose blossoms to a small pot. Heat over medium heat until the mixture starts to simmer. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for about 10 mins until the mixture starts to thicken and it can coat the back of a spoon.
Let the mixture sit for a while and cool down on its own. When its cool, strain the simple syrup and discard the rose blossoms. Store the rose simple syrup in a container in the fridge until you are ready to use it.
I love this! I haven’t used flowers much in drinks and food before, but I am ready!
We havent that much either, but we are going to start doing more with flowers. We love the flavors and fragrance.
how to do it with fresh roses? I’ve got plenty of pink roses with sweet aroma.
I would just try using the fresh rose petals in the same way 🙂
Gin Tonic Rose
25 ml Rose syrup
50 ml Gin
100 ml Tonic
Ice
Slice lemon and a cherry to garnish
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