Greenmarket Booze: Lavender Gin and Simple Syrup
These were actually gifts from a friend for my birthday, hence the adorable little labels (I’m sure those bottles look familiar, though…) He has a lavender bush in his backyard that’s about to get zapped by frost, so he steeped some of the flowers in gin and simple (made with half white sugar, half brown sugar) for a few days.
The resulting booze and syrup are delicious, and surprisingly herbal—the floral notes are there but muted beneath a very woody bouquet. I made a little sour variation that I think turned out pretty tasty that used another birthday gift: my new Fee’s rhubarb bitters! They aren’t homemade but pretty interesting.
- Lavender Sour
1.5 oz lavender gin
1 barspoon lavender simple
1 oz lemon juice - Shaken and strained, with rhubarb bitters shaken over the top. This was definitely on the sour side so feel free to up the simple.
See previous Greenmarket Booze entries:
Tequila por mi Amante
Raspberry Brandy
