orgeat
Mai tai sweetener
Orgeat is a sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar, and rose water or orange flower water.
It has a distinctive milky appearance and nutty, floral flavor.
Orgeat appears most often in cocktails—it's essential to the mai tai and other tiki drinks: The recipe calls for half an ounce of orgeat.
Pronounced roughly "or-ZHAH."
Sweetened ground nut confection
- amarettoStone-fruit Italian liqueur
- frangipaneSweet almond pastry filling
- nougatNut-studded whipped candy
- almond-milkBlended nut-based beverage
macaroon · kernel · nutty · praline · blancmange · financier · amaretti · horchata
Tasting of drupes
- floralOf or like blooms
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
rose · sweet · milky · creamy · delicate · subtle · fragrant · perfumed
Warmly friendly manner
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- sweetenerAdditive reducing bitterness
- emulsifiedBlended into uniform suspension
- baristaProfessional café drink maker
flavoring · grenadine · homemade · shelf-stable · reduction · concentrate · drizzle · infusion
marzipan
Sweetened ground nut confection
- amarettoStone-fruit Italian liqueur
- frangipaneSweet almond pastry filling
- nougatNut-studded whipped candy
almond-milk · macaroon · kernel · nutty · praline · blancmange · financier · amaretti · horchata
almondy
Tasting of drupes
vanilla · rose · sweet · milky · creamy · delicate · subtle · fragrant · perfumed · bittersweet
cordial
Warmly friendly manner
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- sweetenerAdditive reducing bitterness
- emulsifiedBlended into uniform suspension
barista · flavoring · grenadine · homemade · shelf-stable · reduction · concentrate · drizzle · infusion · pump
tiki
Polynesian deity figure
orgeatbitters
Botanical cocktail flavoring
lime juice · lemon juice · citric acid · tonic water · Campari