cocktails w/ rose syrup?

[somerset]

A sweet friend gave me a bottle of homemade rose syrup. Any suggestions for cocktails to use it in?

[DoobieWah]

<slaps forehead> Duh!

[DoobieWah]

Tequila Sunrise

Mix Tequila and orange juice in your favorite ratio.

Pour over ice.

Add Rose's and don't stir so that it sinks to the bottom of the glass.

Tequila Sunrise.

[JMF]

You are talking about Rose's brand grenadine, not rose syrup.

[SourberryLily]

Rose syrup is the same as rose water right?

A quick search on Mixology phone app turned up a lot of possibilities.

Here's some that sound nice:
-Bombay Sapphire Cupid : B.S. Gin, Champagne, Rose Water, lderflower syrup
-Gagliardo: Vodka, Galliano, Lemon juice, Rose Water
-Eden: Gin, campari, lemon juice, rose water
-Brown Eye: Rye Whiskey Amaretto, Rose Water

Please report back! I've only used rose water in deserts. I'm curious :)

[JMF]

Rose syrup is not the same as rose water. Rose syrup is made from making a tea from rose petals and then adding sugar. It has a medium rose flavor and aroma, and is very sweet.

Rose water is steam distilled rose petals in a water base. Intense essence of rose taste and aroma. No sweetness or sugar, just super concentrated rose.

So you can't just sub rose water for rose syrup. You can add a single dash of rose water to an oz. of simple syrup to make a quick rose syrup.

[sylviedroz]

instead of the kahlua in a white russian i put rose syrup xx

[YAYME]

Rose syrup Margarita.

[YAYME]

I should expand my post.

1 oz Tequila
1 oz triple sec
1 oz rose syrup
1 squeezed lime

Pour ingredients in shaker, shake vigorously with ice, for a minute. Then pour into glass and enjoy
I rimmed my glass with sugar the first time. t was really tasty.

[Dapuma]

I was looking at Daniel website, and saw this drink...has anone tried making it,

I have a drink i like to make with hendricks lemon st germain and lemon - was wondering if it was worth getting rose syrup to give this a try

ROSE ROYALE
Hendricks Gin, Rose Syrup, Lemon Juice, Champagne

[somerset]

Thanks everyone, these sound fantastic!

[thew]

i don't know the exact recipe, because the bartender at little branch who invented it doesn't tell, but she makes a thing called the gershwin, which is gin and ginger with i believe a rinse of rose syrup/rose water and i dunno what else.

[Steve_K]

50ml gin
35ml lemon juice
20ml simple syrup
20ml rose syrup
2 or 3 cardamon pods, crushed
2 dashes orange bitters.

Shake and fine strain, top with champagne.

[JMF]

I assume that the cardamon was only lightly crushed/muddled, so that it wouldn't over power the drink?

That sounds pretty tasty. Complex, floral, and herbal; without being too sweet.

[yarm]

I figured if any of my cocktail books would have a rose syrup in it, it would be one of my Hendrick's Gin ones (has rose in its botanicals). And I was not mistaken (although the majority of rose ones are rose water):

Edinburgh Rose

1 oz Hendrick's Gin
4-6 fresh raspberries
1 oz Lychee Juice
1/2 oz Rose Cordial (Rose Syrup)
Champagne

Shake with ice and double strain into a Champagne flute. Top with Champagne and garnish with a fresh raspberry.

Created by Roberto Valle of Whisky Mist at Zeta (London, UK).

[EvergreenDan]

My first thought would be to sub it for Creme de Violette in an Aviation variation.