Lavender Haze - A Taylor Swift-Inspired Drink
A wonderful lavender & lemon flavored, natural purple-ombre colored cocktail inspired by Taylor Swifts song "Lavender Haze".
Ingredients
Lavender Haze
- 3/4 ounce honey lavender syrup use 1/2 ounce if you do not like your drink very sweet!
- 1/3 cup lemonade
- 2 ounces Empress Gin
- 1 shake edible glitter optional, but recommend!!
- 2 lavender sprigs for garnish, optional
Honey Lavender Syrup
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers or flowers removed from about 2 fresh lavender sprigs! (see notes above for where to buy)
Instructions
- Start by making your honey lavender syrup. Whisk together the water and honey in a small saucepan on the stovetop until it just starts to boil. Then add in the dried lavender flowers. Take it off the heat, cover and let sit for about 20 minutes. Filter out the lavender flowers through a strainer into a cup and set aside to cool. You can throw away the used lavender.
- In a cocktail shaker add the 1/2- 3/4 ounce of honey lavender syrup, lemonade and a good shake of edible glitter. Add ice to the cocktail shaker. Shake until the cocktail shaker is very cold, a good 30 seconds or longer!!
- Pour the shaken drink into a glass along with the ice. Top the drink with 2 ounces of gin and garnish with a lavender sprig. After you admire, stir lightly before you sip so you don't only consume straight gin. ;) ENJOY!!!
Notes
*The honey lavender syrup recipe makes enough for about 4-5 drinks, so you can save it in the fridge for a later time or another round! This will last about a month in an airtight container in the fridge.