Elements: Turmeric Drinks

A historic element in Eastern medicine and longtime culinary staple in South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine, turmeric began to take on stateside trend status as it made appearances in beverages like warming golden lattes. The herbaceous perennial, which is part of the ginger family and similarly harvested for its rhizomes, imparts an unmistakable earthy spice and vibrant color to drinks.

Cocktails

Pineapple Turmeric Margarita

In this lively reimagining of a classic Margarita recipe, tequila’s earthy nature is reinforced with the addition of turmeric, while pineapple adds sweet juiciness.

Rose Gold

Orange juice, ginger syrup, and ground turmeric set a glowing tone for this gin cocktail.

Seyhan Relief

This turmeric Piña Colada features a spiced coconut cream and a kiss of arak.

Turmeric Hot Toddy

An extra warming toddy recipe.

Turmeric Sour

The Turmeric Sour matches the earthy spice with vodka, lemon, honey, and egg white.

Spirit-Free

Golden Milk

The turmeric latte, also called golden milk, is an evolution of the traditional Indian haldi doodh, or turmeric mixed with milk.

The Holy Grail

A turmeric-ginger syrup lends warmth and spice to this latte from Never Coffee Lab in Portland, Oregon.

Same Same but Virgin

This savory spirit-free drink gets its strong flavors from ginger turmeric tea and fish sauce.