Pants Optional – a Grapefruit-Lavender Sour
Welcome spring with this floral grapefruit-lavender sour. Floral notes from a lavender-infused syrup blend deliciously with fresh grapefruit and lemon juice and whiskey.
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 oz grapefruit juice
- ½ oz lemon juice
- 1 oz lavender simple syrup** If you don’t have lavender in the house a honey syrup is an amazing substitution (see below for recipe)
- ½ oz Campari
- ¾ oz aquafaba or egg white optional
- Garnish: grapefruit slices or lemon slices sprig of lavender if it’s in season
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously for 60 seconds. Then shake for a bit more, especially if you added egg white or aquafaba. Double strain into a rocks glass over ice and garnish with slices of grapefruit or lemon.
Notes
** Lavender simple: Brew 2 tablespoons of lavender with 1 cup of water. Steep and let cool. Strain, add 1 cup of sugar and stir until combined. Store in the fridge for 2-3 weeks. Great in homemade lemonade, any whiskey sour, added to a champagne cocktail/mimosa, mixed in a refreshing mule or in added to a vodka tonic.
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