This easy Lavender Martini is a delightful floral sip made with just 3 simple ingredients. Mix up a quick lavender simple syrup, and shake it with fresh lemon juice, vodka, and ice for a refreshing and sophisticated drink!
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If you want an elegant drink that's perfect for both special occasions or just any time, you'll love this delightful sip!
If you love lavender, make sure to check out our honey lavender latte, this lavender gin fizz, and this lavender lemonade!
You may also enjoy our color changing butterfly pea lemonade, which has a lovely purple thanks to the butterfly pea flowers! We used butterfly pea flowers in this recipe as well, to give the martini a gorgeous color.
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❤️Why We Love This Recipe
- Unique flavor profile. The combination of floral lavender, a citrusy zing of lemon, and vodka creates a polished and classy drink that stands out from the usual cocktails.
- Crowd-pleasing presentation. With its beautiful lavender hue and aroma, plus elegant garnishes, this martini not only tastes amazing but also looks stunning, making it perfect for special occasions like baby or bridal showers, garden parties, birthday parties, or even romantic date nights. It's sure to impress guests!
- Fast and easy with 3 ingredients! Although this drink looks and tastes impressive, it's incredibly simple to make with just a few ingredients!
🪻Ingredients
Here are the ingredients we used for this recipe. You can find more information for substitutions below.
- Lavender simple syrup. Can be made up to 2 weeks in advance and stored in the fridge in an airtight container. If you make the syrup on the day of preparing your martinis, make sure it has enough time to cool off, or else the hot liquid will melt the ice in the cocktail shaker, watering down your drink.
- Lemon juice. It has to be freshly squeezed! There are only a few ingredients in this recipe so they all have a big impact on the flavor.
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✨Substitutions & Variations
Here are a few suggestions on additional flavors to try, or simple variations to this recipe.
- Sugar free. Swap the regular simple syrup for our sugar free lavender simple syrup if you're looking to cut back on sugar.
- Fruity. Lavender and fruit go very well together. Try adding some of our raspberry simple syrup, this strawberry simple syrup, or blueberry simple syrup for a fruity twist on this cocktail.
- Herbaceous. If you want to infuse some savory, herbaceous flavor to the drink, try adding fresh sage, thyme, rosemary, or even basil to the simple syrup, or muddling the herbs in the bottom of a cocktail shaker before mixing in the other ingredients, like in this strawberry basil cocktail.
- Mocktail. Going-alcohol free? Feel free to replace the vodka with water to help dilute some of the strong lavender and lemon flavor! You can also use your favorite non-alcoholic liquor.
- Swap the liquor. This cocktail would also taste wonderful with gin if you prefer it!
This recipe hasn't been tested with any other substitutions or variations, so we can't guarantee any results. If you make a change, let us know how it goes in the comments below!
🔪Prep Work
- Chill the martini glasses in the freezer, or by adding ice to the glasses while you mix up the drinks.
- Squeeze lemon juice.
- Measure out the vodka.
📋Instructions
Make the lavender simple syrup
The lavender simple syrup can be made up to 2 weeks in advance if stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
Combine water, dried lavender, and optional butterfly pea flowers in a pot. Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a simmer. Squeeze in some lemon juice to give the liquid a purple hue.
Strain away the flowers and discard them, then add the lavender tea back to the pot over low heat. Add in sugar, then stir to dissolve. (Image 1) Allow the syrup to cool off completely before mixing up your drinks!
Make the drink
To an ice-filled cocktail shaker, add lavender simple syrup (Image 2) followed by lemon juice, (Image 3) and vodka. (Image 4)
⭑Pro tip: If making this drink for the first time or even just in general, we recommend adding your least expensive items first (simple syrup and lemon juice) before the expensive spirits in case you make a mistake!
Shake the drink vigorously for about 30 seconds, then double-strain into a chilled glass. (Image 5)
⭑Pro tip: We like double straining to ensure no chunks of lemon or glass shards end up in our drink.
Garnish with dried lavender if desired, and enjoy!
✨Top Tips
- Cool the simple syrup. To make mixing this drink up easy, make the lavender simple syrup in advance to allow it time to cool, or else it will melt the ice!
- Use fresh lemon juice. There's just no exception for fresh lemon juice in this recipe considering there are so few ingredients!
- Chill the glass. Chill your martini glass in the freezer for a few minutes before serving. This will help keep your drink colder for longer and is especially important because we aren't serving this drink over ice.
- Use fresh ice. Ice that has been in the freezer for a while can start to absorb the odors of items around them. For the best-tasting drink, use fresh ice!
- Balance the flavors. Lavender can be a strong flavor, so adjust the amount of syrup to suit your taste. If making this for the first time, start with a little and add more if you want more.
- Double-strain the cocktail. This will remove any ice shards and lemon solids. This ensures a sophisticated presentation and an enjoyable sipping experience.
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💭Frequently Asked Questions
This drink is best served fresh, but, it can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 days. It won't freeze solid due to the alcohol content, but it can also be stored in the fridge for a couple of weeks where it will become more slushie.
If you're hosting a party, you can easily batch this recipe by scaling up the ingredients and mixing them in a pitcher. Just add the ice and shake individual servings when you’re ready to serve.
Note: This recipe was originally published on March 21, 2021 but has been improved and photographed as of August 23rd, 2024. We hope you enjoy the new look!
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📖 Recipe
Lavender Martini Recipe
Ingredients
Lavender simple syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1.5 tablespoons dried culinary lavender buds
- 1 tablespoon butterfly pea flowers optional, gives the syrup a natural purple color!
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeeze lemon juice optional, reacts with the butterfly pea flowers to lighten the color of the syrup
- 1 cup sugar 200g
Lavender martini
- 1 ounce lavender simple syrup to taste
- 1 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1.5 ounces vodka
- ice for cocktail shaker
- sprig of lavender for garnish
Instructions
Lavender simple syrup
- Add the water, lavender, and butterfly pea flowers to a pot. Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a simmer for 5-10 minutes. Add in the optional squeeze of lemon to make the water turn from blueish to purple.1 cup water, 1.5 tablespoons dried culinary lavender buds, 1 tablespoon butterfly pea flowers, 1 teaspoon freshly squeeze lemon juice
- Next, strain the lavender water mixture into a separate container through a metal sieve. Discard the flowers. Add the lavender water mixture back to the pot over low heat. Add in the sugar, and stir until the sugar dissolves, then remove it from the heat. Allow it to cool down completely before making this drink.1 cup sugar
Lavender martini
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add fresh lemon juice, your lavender simple syrup, and vodka. Shake for 30 seconds, until the shaker is ice cold. Double strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a sprig of lavender, and enjoy!1 ounce lavender simple syrup, 1 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1.5 ounces vodka, ice for cocktail shaker, sprig of lavender for garnish
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Notes
- Cool the simple syrup. To make mixing this drink up easy, make the lavender simple syrup in advance to allow it time to cool, or else it will melt the ice!
- Use fresh lemon juice. There's just no exception for fresh lemon juice in this recipe considering there are so few ingredients!
- Chill the glass. Chill your martini glass in the freezer for a few minutes before serving. This will help keep your drink colder for longer and is especially important because we aren't serving this drink over ice.
- Use fresh ice. Ice that has been in the freezer for a while can start to absorb the odors of items around them. For the best-tasting drink, use fresh ice!
- Balance the flavors. Lavender can be a strong flavor, so adjust the amount of syrup to suit your taste. If making this for the first time, start with a little and add more if you want more.
- Double-strain the cocktail. This will remove any ice shards and lemon solids. This ensures a sophisticated presentation and an enjoyable sipping experience.
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