Lavender Gin Sour
Ingredients
- 3/4 part fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 part homemade Lavender-Rosemary Syrup (see recipe below)*
- 1 3/4 parts gin
- Garnish: Lavender Sugar Rim (see recipe below)*
- Extra garnish: Candied Lavender Sprigs (see note and recipe below)*
Instructions
- Rim half a martini glass with Lavender Sugar, then set aside. Vigorously shake lemon juice, Lavender-Rosemary Syrup and gin with ice, then strain into rimmed glass. Editor's note: To gild the lily, add Edible Cocktail's recipe for Candied Lavender Sprigs. Try with:
*Lavender-Rosemary Syrup recipe
*Lavender Sugar Rim recipe
*Candied Lavender Sprigs recipe These recipes and notes are from a wonderful new book called Edible Cocktails: From Garden to Glass—Seasonal Cocktails with a Fresh Twist by Natalie Bovis, the Liquid Muse, F+W Media, April 2012.
