Cocktail Recipes
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Lavender Lemon Drop |
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| Category: | Sours |
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| Description: | Courtesy of Alice Gaber, mixologist at Firefly, Washington, DC |
| Ingredients: | 1 ½ oz. citrus vodka (Gaber uses Ketel One Citroen) ½ oz. fresh lemon juice ½ oz. lavender and honey syrup (*see Note) Powdered sugar and lemon wedge, to rim glass Lavender flowers, as garnish (may use a lemon twist if they are not in season) *For the syrup: ¼ cup dried lavender petals (Order from www.myspicesage.com, or substitute with fresh in season, which will require a greater amount) 1 cup honey 1 cup water |
| Directions: | Wet the outside rim of a chilled cocktail glass with a lemon wedge, and then coat the outside of the glass with powdered sugar. Combine first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into prepared glass, and garnish with lavender flowers or a lemon twist. Simmer all together for 20 minutes on low heat, stirring often. Strain out the lavender petals and cool. Store in a container with a tightly fitting lid in the refrigerator for up to several weeks. |
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