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Now that we discussed how to pee in your wedding dress, lets talk about a minor regret I have about our wedding: we didn’t do a signature drink. We just couldn’t think of a really special drink, and it got pushed to the wayside for more important projects. But oh, if only we had found out about this sooner in the planning process!
One of my bridesmaids gifted me something amazing a couple of days before our wedding—edible hibiscus flowers from Australia.
These little flowers taste amazing, sort of like candied raspberry rhubarb, and look so cool in the bottom of a drink! Even better, if you put one of the flowers in champagne, along with a little of the syrup, the bubbles in the champagne actually make the flower open up more, for the perfect, edible garnish!
If only I would have found out about these sooner, we would have totally had Wild Hibiscus Champagne waiting on trays as soon as our ceremony ended. You can buy jars with 50 flowers for $35 online here.
The side of the jar also has a bunch of recipes for other cocktails featuring the flowers, which of course I had to try. Luckily I had everything needed for a Wild Hibiscus Daiquiri on hand.
The result? Serious yummage, and one of the most unique garnishes I’ve ever come across. It kind of reminds me of across between a jellyfish and Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors.
(all pictures in this post are personal photos)
The lime juice clouded the drink a little, so I think for presentation purposes the champagne cocktail was better. But at home I didn’t care, this daiquiri was damn good! And I’ll admit, I munched several more of the flowers while making it!
Have you come across anything post-wedding that you wish you could have incorporated into your big day? And please tell me someone is going to use these edible hibiscus flowers in your signature cocktail—I want to live vicariously through you!
That’s sooo cool! You’ve convinced me to add a signature drink back on my list.
Very cool idea!! Totally looks like a little baby jelly or something 
“I’ll name you Squishy and you will be my friend.”
wow, I’ve never heard of this before! I think a lot of our wedding guests would be too afraid to try this, but definitely an idea for a party at our house. Thanks for the info!
funny enough, in Jamaica we call that sorrel. We boil the plant, add ginger and rum. Its our usual Christmas drink, sort of how Americans drink eggnog. We also do chutney. If your wedding is not too far away maybe I could help you get some sorrel? Its really not that expensive here. Let me know! I think your guests would love it!
Incidentally, what we call hibiscus looks like this: http://yourweddingisaboutyou.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/hibiscus.jpg
i’m doing hibiscus flowers and champagne! i saw it on rich bride, poor bride (i think) MONTHS ago and was like ZOMG i’m doing that! i think everyone will think it’s “so cool”..we have a lot of champagne drinkers too so im excited
That so cool, bummer it came a bit too late to incorporate into your wedding!
I am definitely showing this to my finance and I’m hoping we will be able to incorporate into the budget. Looks like a beautiful drink. Looks so good, they could practically be table centerpieces lol.
They are not nearly as pretty (and probably not quite as delish) but Trader Joes carries dried hibiscus flowers for eating too. Also there is a Mexican drink called Jamica that is made with Hibiscus leaves and sweetened up quite a bit. It’s fantastic! Some Bev Mo’s carry a Jamica liquor- I can’t wait to try that one !
You convinced me! I just placed my order with them. Thank you! This is such a great and reasonably priced signature drink idea!!!
That is so cool! That would make for such an awesome signature cocktail!
I’ve only ever had dried hibiscus before, but it was delicious! I will have to try this.
I’m from Oz and I use them all the time at parties- they look the best when you drop them into a glass of champane- the flower opens up slowly and pink bubbles stream out of them! They are most impressive in the first glass, the bubble effect kind of stops with refills.
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Mrs. Cola, Mountain View, CA Age and Occupation: 27, Product Communications and Promotions Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Managing Partner and Senior Designer Engagement Date: March 5, 2009 Wedding Date: June 2010 Venue: The Mountain Terrace, Woodside, CA About Me: I’m a Washington State native, enjoying life in Silicon Valley California with my fiancé, our three kitties and one leopard gecko. I like reading wedding blogs, Photoshopping wedding design mock ups, making lists, and planning, planning, planning! I’m a bit of an anomaly, on one side I’m a very girlie girl, I collect shoes, I lay out my outfits 4-6 weeks in advance, and I’d never leave the house without my hair curled and makeup on. But on the other side, I’m a total tomboy, I love to go camping and hiking, play drinking games (hey, I’m Irish!) and most of my closest friends are guys. My fiancé and I are planning a DIY-focused wedding with a balance between easygoing (what he wants) and chic and stylish (what I want), and are tying it all together with elements in lavender, sage, butter cream and chocolate.
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