Lavender French 75
A floral twist on the French 75 cocktail. A simple lavender syrup is the perfect complement to sparkling wine.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 124kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Hendrick's gin
- ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz. lavender simple syrup
- 2 to 3 oz. sparkling wine
- lemon peel optional
- fresh lavender flowers optional
- Lavender syrup
- 3 tablespoons dried lavender buds you can order culinary lavender from Amazon or from the Savory Spice Shop
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- Combine the gin, fresh lemon juice and lavender syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake and strain into a coupe or champagne flute.
- Top with sparkling wine, garnish with lemon and lavender flowers and serve.
- For the Lavender Simple Syrup
- Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium high heat.
- Cook for 5 minutes until the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Strain into a clean container.
- Leftover syrup should be refrigerated in a sealed container.
- The syrup will last up to a month if kept refrigerated.
Notes
You will have extra lavender syrup! Use it to sweeten lemonade, iced tea and fresh berries.
Nutrition
Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 13.6mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 0.9mg