Sweet Lavender Old Fashioned Recipe
Prep Time:
2 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Servings:
1 Cocktail
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • ΒΌ cup fresh lavender flowers
  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • 2 teaspoons lavender syrup
  • 1 cup ice cubes, divided
  • 1 lemon, for garnish
Directions
  1. Make the simple syrup: add sugar, water, and lavender flowers to a small pot and stir together.
  2. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
  3. Pass the syrup through a fine mesh strainer and fully cool.
  4. To make the cocktail, add the whiskey and bitters to a cocktail mixing glass.
  5. Add 2 teaspoons of the lavender syrup.
  6. Add half of the ice. Stir the mixture for 10 seconds.
  7. Strain the liquid into a serving glass filled with the remaining ice.
  8. Peel a 2-inch long strip of lemon.
  9. Squeeze peel over the glass to release oils and rub gently around the rim of the glass, then drop it in. Serve immediately.