Fig & Orange Blossom

A dried fig is a fig that has gone deeper into itself. Where fresh figs are bright and floral, dried figs are concentrated and jammy — sweetness that has been waiting. Across the Levant, dried figs have always been pantry staples: strung on threads, stored in jars, eaten with morning coffee, folded into desserts. Golden Turkish figs in particular have a soft, honey-coloured flesh that suits this glass. They have travelled the Mediterranean for centuries and earned their place at the table.

Orange blossom water is the Levantine signature — present in everything from baklava to morning coffee, never loud, always lifting. Here it threads through fig and almond like a high note. The figs themselves give the smoothie its depth, jammy and concentrated; thick Greek yogurt gives it weight. This is a glass to drink slowly, in the late afternoon, when the heat of the day has just begun to soften.