Summer Garden Sour

Take your time sipping on this easy and elegant Lavender Gin Sour during spring and summer to celebrate the floral scents of the garden. This cocktail, made with gin, lime, lavender syrup, and optional egg white, is a delightful treat. The addition of lime and orange bitters enhances the flavors, but they are optional. The sweet floral notes from the lavender simple syrup will have you wishing you made two instead of one.

Summer Garden Sour

An elegant and easy-to-make Lavender Gin Cocktail with the delightful floral scents of the garden, featuring gin, lime, lavender syrup, and optional egg white.

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Ingredients

  • 1.75 oz gin
  • 1 oz lavender simple syrup
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • 1 egg white (optional)
  • Dash of lime bitters (optional)
  • Dash of orange bitters (optional)
  • Garnish: fresh lavender

Instructions

  1. Combine gin, lavender simple syrup, fresh lime juice, and egg white in a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake for 10 seconds and double strain into a clean mixing glass.
  3. Use a latte whisk on the cocktail for 10-20 seconds.
  4. Pour into a coupe or Nick and Nora glass.
  5. Garnish with fresh lavender.