The Pantry

What's in the Glass

Ten ingredients do the flavor work on this menu. Here's what each one tastes like, where it came from, and exactly how to pour it.

Butterfly Pea Flower

Clitoria ternatea

The flower that does magic tricks and pretends it's nothing.

Matricaria chamomilla

The little daisy that puts the whole day to bed.

Lavandula angustifolia

One pinch is perfume. Two is soap. Respect the line.

Zingiber officinale

Heat with manners — the spice that learned to behave at parties.

Elettaria cardamomum

Green gold — the third most expensive spice on earth, and worth it.

Hibiscus sabdariffa

The flower that dyes everything crimson and apologizes to no one.

Mentha spicata

The loudest fresh thing in the garden, and proud of it.

Salvia rosmarinus

The pine tree that decided to be dinner.

Illicium verum

The eight-pointed showpiece of the spice drawer.

Thymus vulgaris

The quiet one at the herb party who everyone ends up listening to.

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