Non-alcoholic · what they actually drink here · United Arab Emirates
Dubai Jallab
Make Dubai Jallab, a non-alcoholic United Arab Emirates favorite, with exact quantities and a clear step-by-step method.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Zero proof
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) jallab syrup
- 5 oz (150 ml) cold water
- 0.25 tsp (1.25 ml) rose water
Garnish
Pine nuts and golden raisins
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure the jallab syrup, water and rose water.
- 2Stir the jallab syrup, cold water and rose water in the highball glass until the syrup is fully dissolved.
- 3Fill the glass with the measured crushed ice.
- 4Finish with a teaspoon (5 ml) of pine nuts and a teaspoon (5 ml) of golden raisins and serve immediately.
The story behind Dubai Jallab
Jallab is a classic Arab drink based on grape molasses, dates and rose water, commonly served cold with pine nuts and raisins. Dubai’s tourism authority lists it among the city’s traditional Arabic drinks.