Edible Flowers for Tiki garnish? - Tiki Drinks and Food

S Scaramouch Member Joined: Dec 08, 2014 Posts: 66	S Scaramouch Posted posted on Wed, May 20, 2015 8:52 AM When mixing at home, I've been garnishing with cherries, mint, pineapple, etc, mostly when friends stop by. However, we're planning a larger party over the Summer to celebrate the "opening" of a home tiki bar I'm currently building, so my thoughts have turned to using orchids to garnish some cocktails with a little extra flair. Two questions: Is it necessary to seek out "edible flowers" for tiki garnish? I was planning to just go to my local flower shop to get flowers, but my wife (the cake decorator) assures me that I should be looking for edible grade flowers that are untouched by pesticides (which makes sense). Is this the case? if so, does anyone know a good source of edible flowers? I live in NJ, and work in NYC, so a good source in that area would be appreciated. Thanks!

When mixing at home, I've been garnishing with cherries, mint, pineapple, etc, mostly when friends stop by.

However, we're planning a larger party over the Summer to celebrate the "opening" of a home tiki bar I'm currently building, so my thoughts have turned to using orchids to garnish some cocktails with a little extra flair.

Two questions:

Is it necessary to seek out "edible flowers" for tiki garnish? I was planning to just go to my local flower shop to get flowers, but my wife (the cake decorator) assures me that I should be looking for edible grade flowers that are untouched by pesticides (which makes sense). Is this the case?
if so, does anyone know a good source of edible flowers? I live in NJ, and work in NYC, so a good source in that area would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Post #743315 by Scaramouch on Wed, May 20, 2015 8:52 AM