This lavender cocktail with it’s soft purple colour and sweet floral scent makes it a stunner for brunches, garden parties and summer patio sips!

Oh gosh – now I can smell it! As I’m writing this, I can literally recall the aroma as we arrived at Steed & Company Lavender Farm. What a gorgeous piece of heaven on earth!

Besides the beautiful scenery, they had lots of really cool lavender goodies – from hand sanitizer, to beauty products to culinary goods. The curious baker in me snagged some lavender syrup – I’d never seen that before, so why not?.

On the way home a plan started to form about all the lavender goodies I was going to make with this purple syrup- starting with a cocktail. Is it bad that’s where my mind went first? To cocktail recipes? 😉

Can’t be all bad because I created this new summer cocktail. It’s a departure from the fruity fizzy drinks of summer (which I also adore.) Instead this one is floral and crisp. The perfect accompaniment to Sunday brunch or a Garden party. And the striking violet colour makes it a pretty and memorable cocktail that tastes as amazing as it looks!

Lemon & Lavender Fizz Cocktail

• 1.5 oz gin
• 1 tbsp lavender syrup
• 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• sparkling water

Fill glass with ice, add the gin, syrup and lemon juice. Top with sparkling water and garnish with dried lavender stem and slice of lemon.

Want another delicious way to enjoy this lavender syrup? Try these lemon cupcakes with lavender icing.

Joyful Hostess Tip: Make a non-alcoholic version by omitting the gin and adding different flavoured sparkling water – try elderberry for a more floral note or lime to make it more citrusy.