Light and floral, the Lavender Martini is a vodka-based cocktail that makes for elegant summer sipping.
Vodka often gets a bad rap for being labelled odourless and flavourless but there’s no need to shun the spirit. Like other spirit categories, there’s the good, the bad and the very ugly and it pays to use good quality vodka with a minimum of 40% ABV.
The Lavender Martini is a simple combination of lavender-infused vodka stirred with Lillet Blanc and lavender bitters, the aromatised wine adding a complement to the floral notes. To make the lavender-infused vodka, lavender flowers are infused with vodka for a period between 2-5 days depending on the ABV of the vodka used (the higher the ABV, the faster the infusion) and personal taste then fine strained.
The Lavender Martini is best served as a wetter style Martini. It makes for elegant sipping in late afternoons and early summer evenings.
Lavender Martini Recipe
Ingredients
- 60 ml lavender vodka*
- 15 ml Lillet Blanc
- 2 dashes of lavender bitters
Glassware: coupette
Garnish: lavender buds/lemon peel
Method
In a mixing glass, stir all ingredients over ice. Strain into a chilled coupette, express lemon zest on top and discard. Garnish with lavender buds.
* To make the lavender vodka, infuse 2 teaspoons of lavender flowers in 250 ml of vodka for 2-5 days depending on taste then fine strain.
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