Lemon Lavender Fizz

A refreshing and floral gin cocktail with a fizzy finish.

Spirit
Gin
Glass
Highball glass
Method
Shaken
Difficulty
Beginner

Riff on: Tom Collins

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Ingredients

Ingredients for Lemon Lavender Fizz. Tick each one as you add it.
AddedMeasureIngredient
2 oz
1 oz
½ oz

Steps

  1. Shake gin, lemon juice, and lavender syrup with ice.
  2. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top with soda water.
  3. Garnish with a lemon twist and lavender.

Garnish Lemon twist and lavender

Batch it For a party of 4–20

Makes 8 drinks, about 35 oz · 1050 ml before ice.

Lemon Lavender Fizz batch
AmountIngredient
16 oz · 480 mlGin
8 oz · 240 mlLemon Juice
4 oz · 120 mlLavender Syrup
7 oz · 210 mlCold water, for dilution (approx.)

The water stands in for the melt from shaking: about 25% for a shaken drink. It is an approximation, so taste and adjust. Chill the batch at least 2 hours and pour over fresh ice.

Use a 2 liter pitcher, or split it between two 1 liter bottles.

Add at serving: top each glass with soda water. Bubbles go flat in a batch, so they stay out of it.

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Why it works

Lavender syrup gives a floral sweetness that pairs well with gin’s botanicals, and a full ounce of lemon keeps it tart and bright. Shaking blends and chills the base, and topping with soda lightens the drink and carries the lavender aroma. A light hand with the syrup keeps lavender from tasting soapy.

Substitutions

  • Make lavender syrup by steeping 1 tbsp culinary lavender in 1 cup hot simple syrup for 15 minutes.
  • Vodka gives a cleaner drink.
  • Honey syrup in place of half the lavender syrup adds depth.

Variations

Questions

Why does lavender sometimes taste soapy?
Too much of it, or steeping too long. Use culinary lavender and strain after 15 minutes.
Is a fizz the same as a Collins?
They are close. A fizz is usually shaken and topped with less soda.

Making it: Lemon Lavender Fizz

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