Levantine · Drink

Rosewater Syrup Cordial

Name: Rosewater Syrup Cordial
Total time: 52 min
Yield: Makes about 400 ml syrup, serves 8 glasses
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 440 g sugar; 250 ml water; ½ lemon, juice, strained; 85 ml rosewater; pink food colouring, a few drops, to taste; 1 L iced water

A pink rosewater syrup bottled as a concentrate; stir a few spoonfuls into iced water for a fragrant summer drink.

YieldMakes about 400 ml syrup, serves 8 glasses
Hands-on10 min
Total52 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

440 gsugar
250 mlwater
½lemon, juice, strained
85 mlrosewater
to tastepink food colouring, a few dropsoptional

To serve

1 Liced water

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Rose petals
Annatto
Insects (any)
Carmine (cochineal)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Season

Summer

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

Under 20 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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