Saaghi ساقی The Persian Home Bar
An imagined scene from Kerman & Yazd
Chapter 2 of 10 · 4 drinks

Kerman & Yazd

کرمان و یزد

Pistachio orchards, Bam dates and the windcatchers of Yazd. Desert drinks: nutty, dark and cooling.

Backdrop and props for this chapter: terracotta mud-brick wall.

The drinks

4 cocktails

Rafsanjan Silk illustrated card

Rafsanjan Silk

حریر رفسنجان
Pistachio and sherry, silky and gently sweet.
 Bam Velvet illustrated card

Bam Velvet

مخمل خرمای بم
Dates, dark rum, port and cream. Dessert in a coupe.
 Yazd Windcatcher illustrated card

Yazd Windcatcher

بادگیر یزد
Yazdi coffee with cardamom and a breath of rose, shaken ice-cold.
 Kerman Caravan illustrated card

Kerman Caravan

کاروان کرمان
Smoke, cumin and dates on the old caravan road through Kerman.
Pantry for this chapter

What you'll make first

All syrups & preparations
Syrup

Cardamom Syrup

شربت هل
spice syrup · Persian Gulf coast and across Iran
Used in 7 drinks
Syrup

Pistachio Orgeat

شربت پسته
nut syrup · Kerman (Rafsanjan)
Used in 5 drinks
Syrup

Date Syrup

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

Cardamom Coffee Concentrate

قهوهٔ هل‌دار
coffee · Yazd and Khuzestan
Used in 3 drinks
Juice

Fresh Lemon and Lime Juice

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

Persian Rim Salts

نمک‌های لبهٔ لیوان
garnish · Persian Gulf, Khuzestan and across Iran
Used in 6 drinks
Syrup

Cumin Syrup (Zireh)

شربت زیره
spice syrup · Kerman
Used in 1 drink