Saaghi ساقی The Persian Home Bar
An imagined scene from Persian Gulf & Khuzestan
Chapter 4 of 10 · 8 drinks

Persian Gulf & Khuzestan

خلیج فارس و خوزستان

Heat, tamarind, dried lime, chili and mango. Long drinks for the hottest coast in Iran.

Backdrop and props for this chapter: turquoise-teal, weathered wood.

The drinks

8 cocktails

Karun Nights illustrated card

Karun Nights

شب‌های کارون
Aged rum, dates and cardamom coffee, for evenings by the river.
 Abadan Mango Heat illustrated card

Abadan Mango Heat

انبهٔ تند آبادان
Mango, lime and chili, the street flavors of Abadan.
 Bushehr Tide illustrated card

Bushehr Tide

موج بوشهر
Tamarind, lime and a little heat, the taste of the Persian Gulf coast kitchen.
 Hormuz Breeze illustrated card

Hormuz Breeze

نسیم هرمز
Dried lime, fresh lime and sea salt, a long drink for the island of colors.
 Bandari illustrated card

Bandari

بندری
Ginger and two limes from the Persian Gulf: aragh, ginger syrup, fresh lime and the smoky sourness of dried lime, long and fizzy.
 Shushtar Mills illustrated card

Shushtar Mills

آسیاب‌های شوشتر
Blood orange, saffron, coriander and a slice of chili shaken with vodka: Khuzestan's bright, hot, sweet south in a glass.
 Ranginak illustrated card

Ranginak

رنگینک
Bushehr's date-and-walnut sweet as a stirred drink: aged rum, a syrup of dates, walnuts, cinnamon and cardamom, and bitters.
 Qeshm illustrated card

Qeshm

قشم
Rum and two limes from the Persian Gulf: white rum, a splash of aragh, fresh lime and dried-lime syrup, salt on half the rim.
Pantry for this chapter

What you'll make first

All syrups & preparations
Syrup

Plain Syrup

شربت ساده
base syrup · everywhere
Used in 5 drinks
Syrup

Cardamom Syrup

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

Date Syrup

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

Tamarind Syrup

شربت تمر هندی
fruit syrup · Bushehr and the Persian Gulf coast
Used in 1 drink
Syrup

Dried Lime Syrup

شربت لیمو عمانی
citrus syrup · Hormozgan and the Persian Gulf coast
Used in 3 drinks
Preparation

Saffron Infusion

دم‌کردهٔ زعفران
infusion (unsweetened) · Khorasan
Used in 6 drinks
Preparation

Plain Saline

محلول نمک
saline solution · n/a
Used in 8 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
Juice

Mango Purée

پورهٔ انبه
fruit purée · Khuzestan (Abadan), Hormozgan (Minab), Baluchestan
Used in 1 drink
Garnish

Persian Rim Salts

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

Ginger Syrup (Sharbat-e Zanjabil)

شربت زنجبیل
spice syrup · Bandar Abbas and the Persian Gulf coast
Used in 1 drink
Syrup

Ranginak Syrup (Date, Walnut and Cardamom)

شربت رنگینک
nut and fruit syrup · Bushehr and the Persian Gulf coast
Used in 1 drink
Juice

Fresh Blood Orange Juice

آب پرتقال خونی
fresh juice · Dezful and Khuzestan, December to March
Used in 1 drink