Description
A gorgeous, romantic sweet liqueur made by steeping edible rose (Meigui Hua) petals and rock sugar in Kaoliang (or rice wine) base for a long period.
Restaurants serving Rose Dew Liquor
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Kaoliang liquor(or Rice wine)
- Edible rose petals(Meigui Hua)
- Rock sugar
Instructions
- [Delicious Way to Drink]
- [Label Features] Comes in clear glass bottles, the liquor itself is faintly pink (or clear with rose scent). ABV is surprisingly high at 30-40%.
- [Straight/Rocks] The moment it's poured, an entrancing sweet rose aroma—like perfume or premium rose tea—fills the room.
- Since the base alcohol is strong, drinking 'on the rocks' with plenty of ice softens the rose scent as the ice melts, becoming a dessert wine easy for women to drink.
- [Cocktails/Baking] Mixing with soda or Sprite into a 'Rose Highball' is hugely popular. Taiwanese pastry chefs also often use this to flavor cakes or mooncakes.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Noble floral aroma of roses
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Rose syrup and Vodka (sub as a cocktail)
Pairing
Dried fruit、chocolate、macarons
Trivia
[For Women] Due to its beautiful aroma and sweetness, historically loved by court women as 'noble lady's liquor'. The high ABV burns the throat, but the aroma exhaled through the nose is entirely a rose garden. A hidden gem highly active as a cocktail base at trendy bars or girls' nights for strong-drinking Taiwanese women.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Drizzle a few drops of this Rose Dew Liquor over vanilla ice cream instead of syrup, eating it as an adult's rose-scented affogato!
Allergen
Wheat (from Kaoliang base)