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Orgeat syrup is a sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar and rose water/orange-flower water. It was, however, originally made with a barley-almond blend. It has a pronounced almond taste and is used to flavor many cocktails, perhaps the most famous of which is the Mai Tai.

The word "orgeat," is derived from the Latin hordeata "made with barley." The Spanish word horchata has the same origin, though the two drinks now have very little in common.

In Suriname there is a drink called orgeade which is made as a syrup, of sugar and almonds.

Orgeat syrup has a pronounced almond taste and is used to flavor many cocktails including the Mai Tai and Scorpion.