Lavender Berry Lemon Fizz
Get ready for spring with the delightful Lavender Berry Lemon Fizz! This gin-based cocktail features a homemade lavender simple syrup infused with a hint of blackberries for a delightful purple hue. When mixed with zesty lemonade and sparkling water, you'll be left with a vibrant and refreshing magenta-hued drink. Cheers to the perfect springtime sipper!
Lavender Berry Lemon Fizz
A gin-based cocktail featuring a homemade lavender simple syrup infused with a hint of blackberries, mixed with zesty lemonade and sparkling water for a refreshing, vibrant drink.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons culinary lavender
- Blackberries (optional for color)
- 1 oz lavender simple syrup
- 1 1/2 oz gin
- 2 oz lemonade
- Sparkling water, to finish
- Sliced lemon, to garnish
Instructions
- In a small pot over medium heat, combine sugar, water, lavender, and blackberries. Bring to a boil and simmer until the sugar dissolves (about 2 minutes).
- Let the mixture stand for 15 minutes before straining. Refrigerate the lavender simple syrup in a lidded jar until ready to use.
- For the cocktail, fill a tumbler with ice and add the lavender simple syrup, gin, and lemonade. Stir to combine.
- Finish with a splash of sparkling water and garnish with a sliced lemon.