Saffron Elixir: Captivating Drinks

Saffron cocktails and drinks

 In addition to the many foods that saffron can find in their recipes, you can enjoy numerous saffron drinks and cocktails due to their unique taste and color and, most importantly, joy and freshness.

Due to the unique properties of saffron in blood purification, increased appetite, anti-cancer, and anti-depressant, consumption of the drinks is highly recommended.

Saffron is used in various beverages, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic or hot and cold. These products are suitable for use in all seasons and on many occasions, parties, and for personal and medical benefits.

Saffron in Warm drinks

Saffron tea and types of herbal tea that include it are the most popular and well-known hot drinks for relieving fatigue, which have a pleasant red color, give freshness and energy to the body and mind, and transfers all the properties of saffron in the purest form.

Saffron tea with honey and rose is an excellent anti-depressant and appetizing. Due to their antioxidant specifics, saffron and honey in this tea give it anti-cancer properties. This type of saffron tea, due to the presence of honey, plays an influential role in treating bloating and stomach ulcers. Saffron tea with honey and rose water helps clean the bladder and kidneys due to its diuretic properties. Other characteristics of this fantastic tea include being hematopoietic and lowering blood pressure.

We also have saffron milk in this category, which has great nutritional value due to its two Ingredients. This drink helps to eliminate indigestion and digestive problems. Saffron can provide better sleep when combined with milk due to its sense of calm. This extraordinary drink prevents the growth of tumors and helps protect the body against various types of cancer. It also plays an essential role in fortifying the immune system. Other properties of saffron milk include reducing joint, back, and abdomen pain, increasing memory, and strengthening the heart.

For coffee lovers who tend to use saffron, we suggest the saffron latte, an exciting, energizing, yet relaxing hot drink that can make your day.

Saffron in Non-alcoholic cold drinks

 

Many kinds of cool syrups and smoothies prepared with saffron are among the most luxurious and expensive drinks on the menu of restaurants, bars, and cafes. Saffron syrup is also one of the most common homemade syrups, which is considered because of its simplicity in preparation and availability of raw materials. It is very palatable, especially on hot days.

This syrup is prepared in different ways due to its high ability to mix with other flavors such as rosewater, cardamom, chia, pussy willow, and lemon juice, allowing you to choose according to your taste.

In addition to various vitamins, saffron syrup is a source of iron, sodium, carbohydrate, potassium, fiber, magnesium, calcium, selenium, folic acid, manganese, and zinc. It also improves asthma, blood pressure, blood lipids, and diabetes. Because of its hematopoiesis properties, it strengthens the heart and the general condition of the body. It can be used for people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, as it enhances memory and increases productivity in the brain.

The following is a recipe for one of the most attractive and valuable cool saffron drinks.

Saffron cocktail with honey, lemon, and rose water Ingredients:

• Half a liter of water
• a glass of rose water
• Half a glass of fresh lemon juice
• Half a glass of lukewarm boiling water
• 5 to 6 tablespoons of honey
• Half a tablespoon of saffron

Recipe

Quick method

Pour the water, rose water, and pussy willow sweat into a pan and mix them well. Dissolve honey in boiling water, then add saffron to it.

Add the honey, water, and saffron solution to the ingredients in the container and then cool with a few pieces of ice. Simple and delicious!

The main method

If you have more time and want to experience a more concentrated taste and aroma, it is recommended to brew saffron.

First, you need to pour the saffron into a Haavan-Mortar, and pestle – and beat it well.

In the second step, pour the water into the container and allow the gas to reach the boiling temperature. After the water has boiled, turn off the gas flame and add the saffron you prepared in the previous step, then allow the saffron to brew for 20 minutes.

 

At this point, it is best to shock it to make your saffron a more appropriate color; So, in the end, add a piece of ice when the saffron is entirely brewed.

You can then add the rose water and honey to the mixture of water and saffron, adjust the flame of the gas over gentle heat, and gently stir to dissolve the honey in the water.

In the next step, increase the heat, so your saffron syrup begins to boil. After a short time, your saffron syrup will be consolidated. After you turn off the stove, add lemon juice and mix it well with the rest of the ingredients.

Finally, you can speed up chilling the syrup by adding ice and enjoy drinking it.

 

Saffron alcoholic cocktails

Saffron can be added to alcoholic beverages such as rum, gin, vodka, etc., in combination with one or more other flavorings such as honey, rose, ginger, or lemon. Although It’s never easy to describe flavors, and that’s doubly true for saffron, its indescribable excellent taste would be very effective in opening up and brightening the flavors in many fiery alcoholic beverages, especially in aged drinks.