Directions Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the juices and the Lavender Syrup and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled glass, add club soda and garnish with lavender sprigs.
Lavender Lemon Mojito Ingredients
4-5 mint leaves (plus a few extra for garnish if desired)
2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
½ c Sparkling water
4 tablespoons Rum
2 tablespoons Lavender Simple Syrup
Instructions In a cocktail shaker, muddle mint leaves with lemon juice until well combined. Add sparkling water and rum. Gently stir. Pour into ice-filled glass. Slowly add the lavender simple syrup. Garnish with mint spring and lavender stem if desired
Lavender Cosmo Ingredients
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon lavender sugar
2 oz (¼ cup) citrus vodka
2 oz (¼ cup) lavender simple syrup (to make it extra festive, make it half lavender simple syrup and half Parfait Amour liquor)
2 oz (¼ cup) cranberry juice
2 slices of lime
Ice cubes
Directions:
Rub the rim of your martini glass with lime and then dip in a saucer of lavender sugar.
Pour vodka, lavender simple syrup, and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker. Add 1 cup of ice cubes and then shake for at least 15 seconds.
Strain into two martini glasses and garnish with a sprig of lavender and a slice of lime
Instructions In its most simple form, a lavender Champagne cocktails is just adding a splash of lavender simple syrup to a flute of champagne. If you want to get a little fancier, add a splash of St Germaine and some berries. And for an extra special touch, add a few sprigs of dried lavender to each glass.
Lavender Hot Chocolate
(Adapted from Kathy Gehrt's recipe in her book Discover Cooking with Lavender) Ingredients
Directions 1. Pour milk into a medium saucepan on medium heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. 2. Whisk in chocolate chips until melted. 3. Return saucepan to medium heat and whisk in cocoa powder, lavender sugar, and salt until dissolved and blended. Add vanilla. 4. Pour into mugs and top with your favorite hot cocoa topping! Makes 3 servings
Lemon Lavender Bourbon Toddy (from The Lavender Cookbook by Sharon Shipley)
Directions 1. In a large saucepan, mix the water, sugar, and lavender. Bring to a boil over high heat and stir to dissolve the sugar. Cover, remove from the heat and let steep for 5 minutes.Strain out the lavender and return the liquid to the saucepan.
2. Add the lemon juice and bourbon. Bring just to a simmer over medium heat. Serve in mugs and garnish with cinnamon sticks or lemon slices.
DirectionsPlace Lavender Earl Grey tea into a mesh tea ball. Heat water and steep in a mug for 3-5 minutes. In a separate container, combine milk, vanilla and honey (to taste). Steam milk mixture until desired foam is achieved. Using a spoon to hold back foam, pour steamed milk mixture into the mug with the tea and top with foam.