Lavender Gin Fizz Recipe

Lavender Gin Fizz recipe — The garden party guest who quotes Sylvia Plath and always brings homemade soap. Made with gin. Originally from France.

I'm that friend who has a meditation app, grows my own herbs, and unironically owns multiple diffusers. I smell like a luxury spa and taste like sophistication, but I'm not pretentious—I just happen to know the difference between French and English lavender.

Lavender was so prized in ancient Rome that a pound of lavender flowers cost the same as a month's wages for a farm laborer. Roman soldiers carried lavender to treat wounds, believing it had magical healing properties.

Born in the lavender fields of Provence in the early 1900s, this drink emerged when French bartenders began infusing the classic gin fizz with locally grown lavender. It became popular in Parisian cafés as a sophisticated afternoon refreshment.

Ingredients

• 2 oz gin (London Dry preferred)
• 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
• 0.5 oz lavender simple syrup
• 1 egg white egg white (optional for froth)
• 4 oz club soda (chilled)
• 1 sprig fresh lavender (for garnish)

Instructions

1. Add gin, lemon juice, lavender syrup, and egg white to shaker without ice.
2. Add ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
3. Strain into highball glass filled with fresh ice.
4. Top with chilled club soda and gently stir.
5. Garnish with fresh lavender sprig and lemon twist.

Category: cocktail | Difficulty: medium | Base spirit: gin | ABV: 12.0-15.0%

Origin: France