Cocktails with Chamomile cordial
Chamomile cordial is a sweetened, non-alcoholic syrup flavoured with chamomile flowers.
Taste profile
Honeyed chamomile leads, floral and faintly appley, over a rounded sweetness that closes with a soft herbal note.
How it's used
Reached for when a drink needs sweetness carrying a delicate floral character rather than plain sugar, it is stirred or shaken into the build and dosed in small measures so the chamomile scents without turning soapy.
Substitutes for Chamomile cordial
Another floral or herbal flower syrup of similar sweetness, such as an elderflower cordial.
Description
The cordial is built by steeping dried or fresh chamomile flowerheads in a sugar syrup, sometimes with a touch of citrus or acid to sharpen it, then straining out the solids to leave a clear, pale infusion.
Storage
Being a fresh infusion, it is best refrigerated and used within a couple of weeks.
