Persian Sharbat is a traditional Middle Eastern chilled drink made with sweet flavored syrup and water. It’s sometimes called a sweet cordial. I’m using a lemon quince syrup (sharbat beh limoo), but you can use any flavor that you like.

Fancy drink in a pedestal glass with a lemon slice garnish.

Another type of sharbat, sekanjabin, is a similar Persian drink made with sweet flavored syrup infused with vinegar and water.

🌟 Why You’ll Love Sharbat

  • Cooling and refreshing: This cold sharbat gives a dose of hydration with an uplifting sweet taste. Another favorite is golab, a persian rose drink.
  • Variety of flavors and customization: Sharbats come in a wide range of flavors, from sweet to fruity to floral. This version uses lemon quince syrup, but you could use so many others like ginger, mint, or sour cherry.
  • One ingredient: It doesn’t get easier than this! If you have your favorite flavored syrup, you only need water and ice to make this drink.
  • Create more drinks with this sharbat: While sharbat is a great standalone beverage, it can be mixed with sparkling water, and fizzy drinks, or even used as a base for cocktails and mocktails.

🧾 Ingredients in This Recipe

A bottle of quince lemon syrup between a pitcher of water and a lemon half.
  • Flavored simple syrup – I’m using lemon quince, but you could use any favorite syrup, such as fruit, a floral, or an herb syrup. This mint syrup is an excellent choice.
  • Water – I like to use filtered water, but drinking water from the tap or elsewhere is fine too.
  • Ice – Any ice works for this. I find crushed ice particularly refreshing.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

👩‍🍳 How to Make Sharbat

Rust colored liquid in a glass pitcher with a wooden spoon.
  • Mix together your chosen simple syrup and water in a jar or container.
Fancy drink in a pedestal glass with two hands adding a lemon slice garnish.
  • Pour over a glass of ice to serve. Garnish with herbs like mint, lemon, or anything of your choosing,

❤️ Syrups to Enjoy in Your Sharbat

You can make so many amazing versions of sharbat by switching up the simple syrup you use. Try these tasty simple syrups out:

Fancy drink in a pedestal glass with a lemon slice garnish.

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A fancy drink in a pedestal glass with a lemon slice garnish.
Author: Candice Walker

Persian Sharbat with Syrup (2 Ingredients)

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Persian Sharbat is a traditional Middle Eastern chilled drink made with sweet flavored syrup and water. I'm using lemon quince syrup, but you can use any flavor that you like.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Persian
Diet: Gluten Free, Kosher, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 2
Calories: 227kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup lemon quince syrup or other simple syrup (see notes)*
  • 2 cups water filtered or other drinking water
  • ice for serving

Instructions

  • Mix together the simple syrup and water.
  • Pour over ice just before serving.

Notes

* To make sharbat e beh limoo (lemon quince) I use this lemon quince simple syrup. However, you can also make this recipe using other simple syrups like:
I prefer a 1:4 or 1:5 ratio for the syrup to water, but many of my family members enjoy it at more of a 1:3 ratio.

Nutrition

Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 53mg | Sugar: 62g | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 3mg
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