Lilac Libation Recipe
Lavender topo chico, lemon, simple syrup, ginger beer
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Ingredients
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Lavender Simple Syrup
Cocktail
Method
Lavender Simple Syrup
- 1
Combine and heat
In a small saucepan combine 1 cup water and 1 cup granulated sugar. Add 2 tablespoons dried culinary lavender. Stir to combine.
- 2
- 3
Cool and strain
Remove the saucepan from heat and let the syrup steep off the heat for an additional 10 minutes to deepen the lavender flavor. Strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a heatproof container, pressing on the solids to extract liquid. Discard solids. Cool syrup to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold. (Will keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.)
Assemble the Lilac Libation
- 4
Prepare glass
Fill a Collins or highball glass with about 1 cup of ice.
- 5
Add citrus and syrup
Pour 1 ounce fresh lemon juice and 1/2 ounce chilled lavender simple syrup over the ice.
- 6
- 7
Float ginger beer
Carefully pour 2 ounces chilled ginger beer over the top to add a gingery bite and light fizz contrast. Give a gentle short stir (1–2 turns) to create a layered effervescence without flattening the carbonation.
- 8
Garnish and serve
Garnish with a lemon wheel and a sprig of fresh lavender if available. Serve immediately with a straw. Taste and, if you prefer it sweeter, add an additional 1/4 ounce lavender simple syrup; for more tartness add 1/4 ounce lemon juice.