Need a super simple drink to cure those pollen blues? Try our 2-Ingredient Lavender Limeade that is a sensory explosion! It’s tangy, sweet, and floral to the taste while also being an aromatic adventure with the toasted lavender float. Alright, enough blabber, let’s make this drink!
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It’s Simple! Lavender Simple Syrup
Simple syrup is a basic syrup made from equal parts sugar and water, heated until the sugar dissolves completely into the water, creating a clear, sweet liquid. It’s a staple in cocktail making and is used to sweeten a wide variety of drinks because it blends more easily into cold beverages than granulated sugar does. While the classic simple syrup is just sugar and water, it can be infused with various flavors such as herbs, spices, or fruit to add extra dimensions to drinks.
Lavender simple syrup, for example, is made by adding lavender flowers during the cooking process, giving the syrup a floral note that can enhance cocktails, teas, lemonades, and more. We use our Lavender Smoke Dust to make the lavender simple syrup and it is a breeze to make! Our smoke dust is culinary-grade lavender flowers!
Here is how to make your own Lavender Simple Syrup for the Lavender Limeade:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon Lavender Smoke Dust
In a small saucepan, combine water and sugar. Heat over medium heat, stirring until sugar is fully dissolved (about 3-5 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in dried lavender buds. Let steep for 10-15 minutes. Strain syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a sealable container once cooled. Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
We have 6 flavors in our herbs and spices line: Lemon Peel, Grapefruit Peel, Cinnamon, Thyme, Rosemary, and Lavender! These change the cocktail game and enhance your smoked cocktail experiences! No artificial flavoring- all organic herbs and spices! Here is a guide on how to choose the right smoke dust for your smoker: Smoke Dust Flavors.
The Citrus Float
No, no, not a pool floatie that looks like an orange slice! A citrus float in the context of a cocktail typically refers to a thin slice or peel of citrus fruit (like lemon, lime, orange, or grapefruit) that is placed on top of the drink, often resting on an ice cube or just floating on the surface of the cocktail itself. This garnishing technique not only adds a visually appealing touch but also contributes a fresh aroma and a hint of citrus flavor to the drink, especially the Lavender Limeade!
When you take a sip, the aroma from the citrus float enhances the overall drinking experience by engaging the sense of smell, which is closely linked to taste. Additionally, the oils from the citrus peel can subtly infuse the cocktail with a light citrusy essence, depending on the type of citrus used and how it’s prepared.
To take the citrus float up a notch, sprinkling sugar, lavender, or another herb/spice to the citrus and giving it a light toast with your torch levels up the aromatic experience, especially in the lavender limeade drink below!
Start with an ice cube that reaches the brim of your glass. Now, slice your lime and float it on the ice once your drink is poured. Next comes the magic touch: sprinkle a pinch of our Lavender Smoke Dust onto the citrus slice. With your torch dialed to low, give that lavender a gentle toast for 3-5 seconds. As you bring the drink to your nose, brace yourself for the aroma of toasted lavender—it’s a sensory adventure for your Lavender Limeade you won’t soon forget!
Lavender Limeade
Get ready to brighten up your spring with a delightful lavender limeade that’s a guaranteed cure for the pollen blues! With just two key ingredients – zesty limeade and sweet lavender simple syrup – it’s a breeze to make a big pitcher for a party or just a few.
To create a big batch of your drink with the ratio of 3 parts limeade to 1 part lavender simple syrup, you’ll first decide how much total volume you want and then scale up the ingredients accordingly. For simplicity, let’s assume you want to make enough for a party and aim for a total volume of 1 gallon (128 ounces).
For a pitcher, let’s assume you’re aiming for a volume of about 64 ounces (which is a common pitcher size, equal to half a gallon). To maintain the 3:1 ratio of limeade to lavender simple syrup, you’ll follow a similar process as for the larger batch but adjusted for the pitcher’s size.
Here’s how to scale the recipe to fit a 64-ounce pitcher:
- Calculate the total parts in the drink: Since the ratio is 3 parts limeade to 1 part lavender simple syrup, that’s 4 parts total.
- Determine the volume of one part: Divide the total volume of the pitcher by the total parts. For a 64-ounce pitcher divided by 4 parts, that equals 16 ounces per part.
- Scale the ingredients:
- Limeade: 3 parts × 16 ounces/part = 48 ounces
- Lavender simple syrup: 1 part × 16 ounces/part = 16 ounces
So, to fill a 64-ounce pitcher with your cocktail, you would mix together 48 ounces of limeade with 16 ounces of lavender simple syrup.
Lavender Limeade
Equipment
- 1 glass and mixing spoon
- 1 large ice cube that matches the height of the rim of your glass of choice
- 1 Smokeshow Cocktail Smoker
- 1 Kitchen Butane Toch
Ingredients
Simple Syrup Batch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tbsp lavender smoke dust (dried lavender flowers)
Mocktail/Cocktail OPTION
- 3 oz limemade we used Simply Limeade
- 1 oz Lavender Simple Syrup
- 1.5 oz Vodka or Gin (OPTIONAL!)
Garnish & Smoke
- 1 lime slice
- 1 large ice cube to float lime slice on top
- 1 sprinkle of lavender flowers to lightly toast on top of lime slice
Instructions
Lavender Simple Syrup
- In a small saucepan, combine water and sugar. Heat over medium heat, stirring until sugar is fully dissolved (about 3-5 minutes).
- Remove from heat and stir in dried lavender buds. Let steep for 10-15 minutes.
- Let steep for 10-15 minutes. Strain syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a sealable container once cooled. Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Mocktail/Cocktail
- Choose a glass that a large square ice cube will reach the top of the glass inside.
- Mix limeade and lavender simple syrup in the glass with ice. stir. If you are adding a spirit, add this in at this time.
Garnish & Smoke
- Place smoker on top and smoke.
- Remove smoker and float lime slice on ice cube and sprinkle/lightly toast lavender flowers.
