Lavender Martini

For this seasonal cocktail, start with Ontario-based author and gardening expert Nikki Fotheringham’s easy Lavender Simple Syrup. Don’t forget to stir – not shake – your Martini, to make sure none of the ice chips off and dilutes it.

Lavender Martini

Nikki Fotheringham's recipe for a Martini made with vodka and lavender simple syrup.

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Course cocktail, Drinks

Servings 1

Ingredients

  

• Ice cubes
• 2 oz ( 60 ml) vodka
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) Lavender Simple Syrup
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• 1 sprig fresh lavender for garnish

Instructions

 

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka, simple syrup and lemon juice and stir gently until mixed. Strain into a Martini glass and garnish with a fresh sprig of lavender.

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Excerpted from Taste Buds by Nikki Fotheringham. Copyright © 2024 Nikki Fotheringham. Photographs by Laura Berman. Published by Appetite an imprint of Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.