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This Lavender Lemon Bourbon Sour is a sweet spring cocktail! Mix one up in no time with lavender simple syrup, lemon juice (or Myer lemon juice), and bourbon.
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Bourbon Sour with Lavender

This Bourbon Sour with Lavender is a sweet spring cocktail! Mix one up in no time with lavender simple syrup, lemon juice (or Meyer lemon juice), and bourbon.
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 1 person
Calories: 243kcal

Ingredients

Lavender Simple Syrup:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons dried lavender petals, culinary grade

Lavender Lemon Bourbon Sour:

  • ½ lemon (or Meyer Lemon), juiced
  • 2 tablespoons lavender simple syrup
  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • ice, for cocktail shaker
  • Optional Garnish: lemon slice

Instructions

Lavender Simple Syrup:

  • Make simple syrup by adding sugar, lavender and 1 cup water to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer about 5 minutes. Pour syrup through a mesh sieve into a measuring cup (or other spouted container), and allow it to cool.

Lavender Lemon Bourbon Sour:

  • Chill an old-fashioned cocktail glass or a small martini glass.  Add lemon juice, syrup, and bourbon to a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake.  Strain cocktail out of strainer into the glass.  Serve with a lemon slice (optional).

Notes

Makes 1 cocktail, plus lavender syrup for more

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Sodium: 24mg | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin C: 8.7mg | Iron: 1.4mg