Blackberry Lavender Cocktail
The Blackberry Lavender Cocktail is a stunning and flavorful drink that is as delicious as it is beautiful! Featuring vodka, blackberries, and a homemade lavender syrup.
Ingredients
Cocktail
- 3/4 oz lavender syrup
- 3 blackberries, plus more for garnish
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- Sparkling water
- Dried lavender, for rim
- Sugar, for rim
- Lavender, for garnish
- Lemon, for garnish
Lavender Syrup
- 1 tbsp fresh or dried lavender blossoms
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
Lavender Syrup
- Combine dried lavender, sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and chill. Strain mixture into a jar, discarding solids.
Cocktail
- Add lavender syrup and blackberries to a cocktail shaker and muddle until broken down. Add vodka, lemon juice, and ice and shake until chilled.
- Combine dried lavender and sugar on a shallow dish. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with honey or citrus and submerge in the sugar mixture until coated.
- Strain the cocktail mixture into the glass over ice. Top with a splash of sparkling water. If desired, garnish with lemon slice, blackberries, and lavender.
