Cocktail garnish

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Cocktail garnish

A lime peel “twist” for a garnish adds an elegant touch to this Martini

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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.

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

Maraschino cherry

Cocktail olive

Lemon slice

Lime twist

Orange, mint, and lime

Pineapple wedge

Shrimp

Raspberry

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

Plastic Swords (also known as a “pilkington”)

Sparklers

Swizzle sticks

Other decorations (usually made of paper or plastic)

Cocktail monkey

Cocktail umbrella

Drinking straws

Fire

Sparklers, straws, watermelon and other decorations

Swizzle stick and straw

See also

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