Empress Gin and Lavender Syrup Cocktail
Empress gin and lavender syrup cocktail is a delicious drink mixed with tonic and lavender syrup creating a very herbaceous tasty drink. Frothing egg white to top off the cocktail gives this lavender empress gin cocktail a special celebratory feel.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 oz Empress 1908 gin
- 1 oz lavender syrup
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 2-4 drops lavender bitters (more or less as preferred)
- 1 egg white, froth until smooth and foamy
- 1-3 oz tonic water
- 4-5 ice cubes
- Cocktail sugar for rimming the glasses.
Instructions
- 1
Squeeze The lime juice and set aside.
- 2
Wet the edges of your favorite cocktail glass with water or lime wedges. Then dip the rim into the cocktail sugar and set aside.
- 3
Add empress gin, lavender syrup, bitters, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker.
- 4
Add ice to the shaker, cover the lid, and shake the drink together until the shaker turns icy to the hands.
- 5
Remove the top lid and pour into the rimmed glasses.
- 6
Froth the egg white with a frother until smooth but not stiff.
- 7
Pour the egg white froth into the drink.
- 8
Add your tonic water to taste. Serve garnished with lavender sprigs, dried grapefruit wheels, butterfly pea blossom, fresh mint, a slice of lime wedge, or any of your favorite fresh herbs.