Ranging from a flower or petal, an olive or sprig of mint, to a piece of crystallised stem ginger, garnishes add the finishing touch to a cocktail. Garnishing allows you to be creative, but it is intended for enhancing the flavour, colour and overall appearance of your drink rather than disguising it, so ensure you do not make your cocktail to look like fruit salad! Decorate after mixing and pouring the drink.
1.Choose a garnishing fruit that complements or reflects the ingredients of the drink.Apricot wedges to go with an Apricot Sour, Strawberries in a Strawberry Dawn, slices of banana in a Banana Diaquiri. Or try contrasting colours and tastes.
2.Slices or wedges of lemon, orange and lime are colourful and easy to use.
3.Thread glace cherries on coloured cocktail sticks to achieve a brighter effect.
4.Select exotic fruits such as mango, pineapple or kiwi to enhance tropical drinks.
5.Use of a sprinkling of powdered nutmeg or cinnamon, or grated chocolate, to add to attractiveness of drinks with cream or egg incorporated.
6.Try adding paprika, celery sticks, cucumber slices, stuffed olives and pearl onions to enhance less sweet cocktails.
7.Extravagances such as paper parasols and coloured straws add a flamboyant touch.
8.Twists or spirals of peel are made by using a sharp knife to shave off strips of the coloured part of the peel leaving behind the white pith. The peel is twisted over the drink, releasing a fine spray of oil into the glass and the peel then dropped in.
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