'Le Printemps en France' Springtime in France Lavender Lemon Rosé Cocktail
Since wine takes center stage in my world and spring is my favorite time of year, I’ve crafted a special cocktail featuring the wonderful flavors of the season of bud break in France.
Aromatic lavender, fresh lemon, and a crisp, sparkling rosé from Provence called Rivarose come together in this delicious seasonal sipper.
This time of year, I love to entertain on the patio. Although I typically offer wine with the meal, I like to welcome my guests with an arrival cocktail to set the tone for the gathering. People have a tendency to arrive over a period of 20-30 minutes and I like to see everyone with something delicious in their glass the moment they arrive.
I’m serving this cocktail in one of my favorite glasses, the coupe. I don’t love coupes for bubbles on their own but for a cocktail like this, they are lovely. If you wanted to punch this up a bit, you could add 1-1.5 oz of gin to the shaker with the lavender simple syrup and it would be amazing!
Recommended Bar Tools
For the lavender lemon syrup:
Saucepan
Microplane
Small strainer
Funnel
Jar or bottle for storage
For the cocktail:
Citrus press
Coupe or other glass of your choosing
Jigger or another measuring tool
Cocktail shaker
'Le Printemps en France' Springtime in France Lavender Lemon Rosé Cocktail
Ingredients
For the lavender lemon syrup:
½ cup white sugar
½ cup water
2 tbsp dried lavender
1 tbsp dried butterfly pea flower
Zest from one lemon
For the cocktail:
1 oz lavender lemon syrup
3-4 oz dry sparkling French rosé (I used Rivarose!)
Juice from ½ lemon
Ice
Preparation
For the lavender lemon syrup:
In a saucepan over medium heat combine the water and sugar and bring to a near boil until the sugar is dissolved
Remove from the heat and add the lavender and butterfly pea flowers and the zest from one whole lemon
Allow the mixture to steep for about 30 minutes (you can take it back to a little heat if the color isn’t pulling from the butterfly pea)
Once steeped and cool, pour the syrup through a strainer into a jar or bottle and refrigerate
Check out this Instagram Reel I created of the syrup coming together!
For the cocktail:
Add ice to your cocktail shaker and measure in one ounce of your lavender lemon syrup
Shake for 10 seconds and pour into your coupe or glass
Pour the wine over the syrup
Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the wine – the citrus will cause the purple hue of the butterfly pea to turn pink
Garnish with a sliver of lemon and more dried flowers
Watch the video!
Join me as I walk you through how to assemble this lovely cocktail. It’s easy, fun, and simply gorgeous!
You can play with the proportions and try the recipe with different wines to find the perfect mix.
Did you try making this recipe?
If so, I want to know how it turned out! Drop a comment below and let me know. Cheers! - Montana Rae
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