Saaghi ساقی The Persian Home Bar
An imagined scene from Fars
Chapter 3 of 10 · 5 drinks

Fars

فارس

Shiraz in spring, orange blossom on the air, Estahban figs and the cup of Jamshid.

Backdrop and props for this chapter: indigo-violet twilight, orange blossoms.

The drinks

5 cocktails

Shiraz Spring illustrated card

Shiraz Spring

بهار شیراز
Orange blossom and elderflower, for the city of poets in bloom.
 Estahban Fig & Garnet illustrated card

Estahban Fig & Garnet

انجیر و انار استهبان
Honeyed fig and tart pomegranate, an autumn afternoon in Fars.
 Jamshid's Cup illustrated card

Jamshid's Cup

جام جم
Apple brandy, pomegranate and bubbles, for the king who gave Iran Nowruz.
 Jahrom Golden Grove illustrated card

Jahrom Golden Grove

باغ زرین جهرم
Dates, ardeh and orange. A silky citrus sour from Jahrom's orchards.
 Meymand Julep illustrated card

Meymand Julep

گلاب میمند
The julep goes home: bourbon, mint sekanjebin and a drop of rose water over crushed ice.
Pantry for this chapter

What you'll make first

All syrups & preparations
Syrup

Orange Blossom Syrup

شربت بهار نارنج
floral syrup · Shiraz (Fars) and Mazandaran
Used in 2 drinks
Syrup

Mint Sekanjebin

سکنجبین
sweet-sour vinegar syrup · across Iran
Used in 6 drinks
Syrup

Pomegranate Syrup

شربت انار
fruit syrup · Saveh, Yazd and across Iran
Used in 3 drinks
Syrup

Fig Syrup

شربت انجیر
fruit syrup · Fars (Estahban)
Used in 1 drink
Syrup

Date Syrup

شیره خرما
fruit syrup · Kerman (Bam), Khuzestan and the Persian Gulf coast
Used in 6 drinks
Juice

Fresh Lemon and Lime Juice

آب لیمو تازه
fresh juice · across Iran
Used in 44 drinks
Juice

Fresh Pomegranate Juice

آب انار
fresh juice · Saveh, Yazd and across Iran
Used in 6 drinks