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10 New Ways to Garnish Your Drinks

Looking for a twist on the twist for your next get-together? Here are 10 unique garnish ideas to make your home bar's cocktails stand out.
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Dress Up Your Drinks

Reinvent your favorite cocktails with these 10 unique garnish ideas, including infused-salt rims, edible stir sticks and candied fruit.

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Infused Salt

Dress up your margaritas by rimming them with a custom-flavored salt. Use a food processor or mortar and pestle to grind coarse salt with complementary herbs or citrus zest. 

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Herbed Ice Cubes

Freezing garnishes in ice works particularly well in a large or spherical ice mold, but regular ice molds are fine, too. Use the herbs or citrus that would traditionally appear in the drink you're serving. 

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Edible Stir Sticks

Thread sprigs of hardy herbs (like rosemary or thyme) through cranberries, blueberries, raspberries or other spear-able fruit for a garnish that's both striking and delicious.

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