Organic Lavender is soothing, relaxing and smells amazingly! While I love lavender as an essential oil, I have never had the chance to mix it into a cocktail…until now. After visiting the organic lavender farm at Clairmont Farms in Los Olivos, CA, I was introduced to culinary lavender and used it to create this lovely lavender and lemon martini!
Clairmont Farms: 2480 Roblar Avenue, Los Olivos, CA 93441 If you are in Santa Ynez area, do not miss this stop. If you don’t live anywhere near, don’t worry, you can order all of their products online here!
Organic Lavender & Lemon Martini
Ingredients:
- 2 tbls. Organic Culinary Lavender (available online for $7.00 from Clairmont Farms)
- 3 ounces Organic Vodka
- 1/2 ounce Lavender – Lemon Simple Syrup (available online for $10 from Royal Rose)
- 1/2 organic lemon
- Water
Tools Needed: Cocktail Shaker, Cocktail Strainer, Culinary Strainer (for lavender water)
To make the lovely Organic Lavender Lemon Martini:
1. Pour 2 tbls. of Organic Lavender into a mug.
2. Pour in 1 cup of boiling water and let sit for 5 minutes. Once complete remove the lavender parts with a culinary strainer and let the infused water cool.
3. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add 3 ounces of your favorite Organic Vodka (I used Ocean Vodka for this. It is a very mellow, sipping vodka, perfect for this combination).
4. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 of an organic lemon into the shaker.
5. Pour in 1/2 ounce of the Lavender – Lemon Royal Rose Simple Syrup.
5. Cover and shake very well.
4. Strain the mix into a chilled martini glass.
5. Top off the martini with 2 tbls. of the strained and cooled lavender water.
Garnish with a sprig of fresh lavender.
Cheers!
***If you are a fan of the hardcore straight martini and prefer to skip the sweet stuff, I have made a simple lavender vodka martini, just for you!
Lavender Vodka Martini
Ingredients:
- 2 tbls. Organic Culinary Lavender (available online for $7.00 from Clairmont Farms)
- 3 ounces Organic Vodka
- Water
To make the Organic Lavender Vodka Martini:
1. Pour 2 tbls. of Organic Lavendar into a mug.
2. Pour in 1 cup of boiling water and let sit for 5 minutes. Once complete, remove the lavender parts with a strainer and let the infused water cool.
3. Pour 3 ounces of your favorite Organic Vodka into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake very well.
4. Strain the vodka into a chilled martini glass.
5. Add 2 tbls. of the infused lavender water to the vodka martini.
- Garnish with a sprig of fresh lavender
Voila! you now have yourself a very strong martini with a nice hint of lavender!
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