Flower and Herb Rimmers- Ideal for Cocktailsvodamagazine.net
Fresh flower and herbs gently crushed and blended with pure cane sugar to produce the finest and tastiest rimmers for cocktails.
Nothing beats the slow sip of a Tequila or Mojito with the bright burst of Fresh Origins Herb Mint Crystal as a rimmer. Or try the sparkle of Champagne cocktail with the gentle flavour of Rose or a delicious Hibiscus natural flavour on the rim of your Happy Hour drink.
These Fresh Origin Mini Flower and Herb Crystals are available in Australia from SpicePantry.com.au of course.
Here is an interesting link from Los Angelo’s- Voda online on the uses of these Fresh Origins Mini Herb and Flower Crystals.
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What makes them different:
The whole point in writing this is to tell you this isn’t the flavored sugar you find in those round tins in the store. There are no funky neon colours or bizarre berry-cosmo-rita-tini-jito flavors made from a chemistry set. Fresh Origins Mini Flower/Herb Crystals are made only from the pure cane sugar and the herb or flower hand-harvested in the greenhouses of Fresh Origins. No polysorbate-80, no dextro-hydro-somethingoranother, no red dye #5, just all natural ingredients.
How to use:
Used as an ingredient or as a garnish …mainly rimming a cocktail glass for color and flavor. I had been doing some reading on the subject and found it has been done as early as the 1930′s (The Sidecar for all you cocktail historians out there) Sugar rimming a glass is not some recent flight of fancy concocted by the same bartenders whom have given us the Appletini and other technicolor swill…I know you were thinking it. To rim the glass just rub some citrus on the rim then dab the glass on a plate with the Mini Herb/Flower Crytals. They do a pretty good job sticking
I actually wanted to put the product to use so I made several cocktails using the crystals as an ingrediant and/or garnish. See below…
Taste Test – Mini Herb Crystals
Basil:
Basil Cucumber Gimlet
I muddled several basil leaves, a couple cucumber slices, half a lime, a pinch of Basil Mini Herb Crystals, and a couple ounces of vodka in a (Boston) mixing glass. I added the crystals not so much for color but as something that will help open up the basil leaves when muddling… was just trying it out, not sure if it helped or not. After muddling, I added some ice and shook until cold. Strained the gimlet into a cocktail glass rimmed with Basil Mini Herb Crystals and garnished with a basil leaf and cucumber slice. It’s actually a very light drink and the Basil Herb Crystals reinforce the flavor without overpowering it.
Mint:
Mint Vodka Lemonade
Super simple to make. In a blender I threw a few mint leaves (be sure to slap it first to open it up), juice from a lemon and a lime, a squirt of simple syrup (or just use sugar), a pinch of Mint Herb Crystals (for additional flavor), and shot of vodka. The pour into a glass with ice, rimmed with Mint Herb Crystals. I’ll be making these this summer for sure however next time I may forgo the mint leaves and just use the Mint Herb Crystals since the finely diced mint leaves will ruin your smile.
