I think it always will smell flowery, IMO. But check out high-end liquor store. I last bought some maybe 20 years ago, fancy grocery place, in the mixers along with things like bitters.

Found this, but it''s a simple syrup.

https://royalrosesyrups.com/

Thanks. There is an area of Cambridge and Watertown, MA called something like Little Armenia with lots of Greek and Middle Eastern markets. The next time I head in that direction, I will plan ahead. Or, as you suggested, perhaps a good liquor store on a nice farm-garden grocery.

I was going to suggest some of the highest rated culinary rose waters I found on-line, but if you read the comments and found complaints about the scent, then that won’t help. I just really wanted to shout out for Pickity Place because my sister loves it there. lol! I’ve only been once:

I use Cortas, which is from Lebanon. It's all subjective, but I find it correctly rose-y without being perfume-y or overpowering.

You could make your own: https://fareisle.com/diy-rose-water-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-14912

Yes, pics of my meal from Pickity Place — it was mid September, pre-covid.

Where to buy Cortas? I don't know. My bottle is pre-covid. Whole Foods, maybe, but we have Middle Easter markets, too. So, I looked at "A'zon" and didn't see the leak reviews but saw it in the summary. It also looked like the different entries were from different sellers. Maybe check the seller rating. While there, I saw that there's also a Sadaf one. I've never seen it before, but Sadaf is a good brand in general. Not super-deluxe, not cheap, good solid brand.