Orgeat syrup
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Two mason jars and a bottle of homemade orgeat syrup

Orgeat syrup is a sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar and rose water or orange-flower water. It was, however, originally made with a barley-almond blend. It has a pronounced almond taste and is used to flavor many cocktails, perhaps the most famous of which is the Mai Tai.

The word "orgeat" (OHR-ZHAT) is derived from the Latin hordeata "made with barley" through the French where barley is called orge. The Spanish word horchata has the same origin, though today the two drinks have little else in common.

In Suriname there is a drink called orgeade, which is a similar syrup made of sugar and almonds.

On the Greek island of Nisyros, a similar drink is known as soumada.

See also

• Drink mixers

External links

• Step-by-step illustrated orgeat syrup recipe in English
• History Lobscouse & Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels : Grossman, Anne Chotzinoff; Thomas, Lisa Grossman ISBN 0393045595

• Recipes for orgeade (Dutch)
• Homemade Orgeat Syrup Recipe

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