Cocktail garnish
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Cocktail garnishes are decorative ornaments that add character or style to a mixed drink, most notably to cocktails.
A large variety of cocktail garnishes are used. Many rum-based cocktails, especially those with fruit flavors, tend to be decorated with tropical-themed garnishes or slices of fruit. Tequila-based drinks favor limes and other citrus fruits. Gin- and vodka-based drinks tend toward garnishes with a more dignified flair (olives, onions, or possibly a citrus twist or a single maraschino cherry), unless they are variations of a fruity rum-based drink. Whiskey- and brandy-based drinks tend toward minimal garnishment, if any. Restaurant chains and hotel bars tend to use larger and more ostentatious garnishes, and neighborhood bars tend to go the other extreme.
[edit] Common edible garnishes
Some people enjoy eating these garnishes, but others consider them to be simply decoration.
- Carrot sticks
- Celery stalks (usually with leaves attached)
- Cherries
- Cinnamon, grated
- Cocktail olives (often stuffed with pimentos)
- Cocktail onions
- Lemon slice, twist, or wedge
- Lime slice, twist, or wedge
- Mint sprigs or leaves
- Nutmeg, grated
- Orange slice, twist, or wedge
- Pineapple slice or wedge
- Pepper
- Salt, coarse (applied to the rim of glasses)
- Sugar, granulated or powdered
- Shrimp
- Strawberries
- Watermelon wedge
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Lemon slice |
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Lime twist |
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Pineapple wedge |
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[edit] Common inedible garnishes
These garnishes are purely for decoration or dramatic flare. In some cases, the glass is so highly decorative, that it could be considered a garnishment to the drink, too.
- Animals, plastic (attached to the rim of the glass)
- Bead necklaces (especially common during Mardi Gras and Carnival)
- Candles
- Cocktail umbrellas, paper
- Drinking straws (colorful or unusually shaped)
- Fire (see Flaming beverage)
- Flags
- Sparklers
- Swizzle sticks
- Other decorations (usually made of paper or plastic)
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Cocktail monkey |
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Sparklers, straws, watermelon and other decorations |
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Swizzle stick and straw |
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