Orgeat

Sweetener / Modifier

Perishable — refrigerate after opening

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Flavor Profile

Toasted almond, marzipan, orange flower, vanilla

Storage

Refrigerated

Form

Liquid

Prep Required

Commercial recommended (Giffard, Small Hands Foods, Liber & Co)

Amount per Drink

0.25–0.5 oz

Rarity

2

Sourcing

Buy or Make

Homemade orgeat is a bartender rite-of-passage; commercial versions solve the shelf-life and emulsification problem that causes DIY orgeat to break.

Price range: $10–$20 per bottle

Commercial Brands

Small Hand Foods

Orgeat — 8.5 oz — $11.00 ($1.29/oz) Orgeat — 17.5 oz — $20.00 ($1.14/oz)

Liber & Co.

Almond Orgeat Syrup — 9.5 oz — $14.00 ($1.47/oz)

BG Reynolds

Original Orgeat — 25.4 oz — $19.99 ($0.79/oz)

Common — most bars make this in-house

Nutrition

60

Cal/oz

12g

Sugar/oz

55

Glycemic Index

0%

ABV

The Story

Without orgeat, a Mai Tai is just rum and lime. This is the ingredient that makes tiki taste like tiki.

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