Lavender-Vodka Spritzer
Ingredients
Lavender Tea
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 teaspoons dried culinary lavender flowers see Notes
Cocktail
- 1-1/2 ounces vodka
- 2 ounces lavender tea
- 1/2 freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Seltzer water
- Garnish with a few lavender buds
Instructions
To make tea:
- Boil water and pour 1-1/4 cups into a measuring cup. Stir in honey until dissolved. Stir in lavender buds. Let steep for at least 5 minutes, preferably longer. (The longer it steeps, the stronger the flavor). Pour tea through a small strainer to remove lavender buds and chill in the refrigerator until ready to use. Tea keeps for 2 weeks.
To make cocktail:
- In a stemless wine glass filled with ice, add vodka, lavender tea and lemon juice. Stir.
- Top off with seltzer and stir.
- Garnish with a few dried lavender buds.
Notes
* If you're not able to find dried culinary lavender buds near you, look online.
* There's enough lavender tea for 5 drinks.
* You can make the lavender tea without honey and use it to flavor water or other beverages.
* There's enough lavender tea for 5 drinks.
* You can make the lavender tea without honey and use it to flavor water or other beverages.
