Make Mum's day with a Lavender Gin Fizz!
Difficulty
Easy
Ages: Suitable for ages 18 and older
Who’s down for a lavender gin fizz? If your mum is a cocktail aficionado, we’ve got just the recipe for Mother’s Day! This lilac-hued cocktail looks just as gorgeous as she tastes, with a dreamy, foamed head and aromatic flavour, adorned with dried lemon slides and fragrant lavender buds. All you’ll need is to mix up some lavender syrup, then add it to a cocktail shaker with a little lemon juice, gin, and an egg white—and voila! Your cocktail is served
Ingredients
Lavender Syrup - makes approximately 1 cup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 5 tbsp dried culinary lavender buds
Cocktail
- 60 ml gin
- 30 ml fresh lemon juice
- 15ml lavender syrup (adjust based on taste)
- 1 egg white (can be substituted with 2 tablespoons of aquafaba, which is the liquid from canned chickpeas).
- Ice
- Lavender buds and lemon slices to garnish
- 1/2 tsp butterfly pea powder, or 1 drop each of red and blue food colouring (optional)
Method
1
Firstly, you’ll need to create your lavender syrup. Simply combine equal parts of water and sugar, and steep with lavender blossoms in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep for about 30 minutes. Strain into a jar and cool. This can be made in advance and kept in the fridge for when cocktail hour is calling.
2
Now, it’s time to whip up your cocktail! Add gin, lemon juice, lavender syrup, butterfly pea powder or colouring, and an egg white to a cocktail shaker with no ice.
3
Shake vigorously for 30 seconds to create a foamy top. Add ice to the shaker and shake again to chill.
4
Strain into a glass, then garnish with lavender buds and lemon slices.
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