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Salt
Salt is used in cocktails both as a rim garnish and, in small pinches, as a flavour enhancer that can round out sweetness and brighten other flavours. Coarse salts are typically preferred for rimming since they cling well and provide texture. Its role is subtle but can noticeably shift a drink's balance.
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Common uses
- rims glasses for texture and flavour contrast
- small-pinch seasoning to balance sweetness
Buying & storage
Months once opened: Keeps for months once opened, but it does change. Nothing urgent; worth finishing within a season.
Storage: store in a sealed container away from moisture
Recipes
Cocktails containing this ingredient
Garnish
Cocktails garnished with salt
These recipes don't mix it in — they finish with it, which is usually where its aroma does the most work.
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