Lemon-and-Lavender Gin Fizz

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Leopold’s Summer Gin brings a smooth, floral flavor to this botanical cocktail with notes of cucumber, sage, lemon, and lavender. Be sure to use food-safe rose petals, not ones treated with pesticides or insecticides, for garnish.

By
Natasha Bahrami
Natasha Bahrami

Known as “The Gin Girl,” Natasha Bahrami is one of the world’s leading gin experts and the first American inducted into the Gin Hall of Fame. She owns and operates destination gin bar The Gin Room in St. Louis, Missouri. Bahrami founded the gin educational platform Ginworld and serves as the director of gin curation and education at the Museum of Distilled Spirits.

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Lemon and Lavender Gin Fizz
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Total Time:
5 mins
Yield:
1
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) citrusy-herbal gin (such as Leopold’s Summer Gin)

  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)

  • 1 tablespoon simple syrup

  • 1 dash Scrappy’s Lavender Bitters

  • Ice cubes

  • 2 tablespoons club soda

  • 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

  • Lemon wheels, dried juniper berries, and fresh red rose petals

Directions

  1. Combine gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and lavender bitters in a Boston cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice cubes. Cover and shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into a cognac snifter glass filled with ice cubes. Top with club soda and Peychaud’s bitters. Garnish with lemon wheels, juniper berries, and rose petals.

Originally appeared: June 2019

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