We know, we know. It's spring, so we're talking about flowers. But who can blame us? At our bars and restaurants around the world, we're tiptoeing through the tulips and smelling the roses. You'll find cocktails, dishes and desserts that take flower power to delicious new places.
Niña de las Flores
The Taste: jasmine tea mixed with mezcal, lavender, rosemary, juniper + cold-pressed lime.
Flower: jasmine, lavender + orchid
Best Enjoyed: pre-sauna + steam.
Seang Wa Poo
The Taste: blue crab salad topped with lemongrass, coriander + ceylon spinach flowers.
Flower: malabar
Best Enjoyed: on a hot girl spring cleanse.
Hazy Daisy
The Taste: sake, lychee + lemon
Flower: cape marguerite
Best Enjoyed: on the rooftop during golden hour.
Rosa Paloma
The Taste: blanco tequila, rosa aperitif, pink grapefruit, lime, passion fruit & a pinch of salt.
Flower: Rose
Best Enjoyed: with ham and cheese on a roll, IYKYK.
Sunflower Jelly
The Taste: mixed berries + fresh flowers
Flower: sunflower, bride of Barbados + daisies
Best Enjoyed: as a Songkran sweet treat
Spring Fling
The Taste: a sweet mixture of vodka, sorel, pomegranate, pineapple + citrus.
Flower: China aster
Best Enjoyed: with your situationship...
City Slicker
The Taste: an aperitif twist on the cosmo, made with cherry blossom, cranberry, triple sec + a champagne top off.
Flower: cherry blossom
Best Enjoyed: night-cap style, in the weekend's wee hours.
Butterfly Blossom
The Taste: butterfly pea tea infused gin mixed with pineapple + lime juice, coconut water, + lavender syrup.
Flower: butterfly pea + lavender
Best Enjoyed: after a long day of bronzing.