Earl Lavender Sour

Name: Earl Lavender Sour
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin; 1/2 oz Giffard Creme De Violette; 3/4 oz Lemon Juice; 1/2 oz Earl Grey Syrup; 1/4 oz Simple Syrup (recipe); 3 dash(es) Scrappy's Lavender Bitters; 2 dash(es) Scrappy's Cardamom Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: December 1, 2021

Tropical

Citrusy

I was fortunate enough to receive a wonderful gift from Scrappy's Bitters a few days ago and wanted to experiment with some of my most sought after bitters: lavender and cardamom. I thought to pair the lavender with Drumshanbo’s wonderful Gunpowder Gin and Giffard's Crème de Violette while accentuating some of my favorite tea flavors with the cardamom. This egg white sour turned out to be the perfect combo, a little on the drier side but more interesting for it, the bitters picking up the notes ...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin

1/2 oz
Giffard Creme De Violette

3/4 oz
Lemon Juice

1/2 oz
Earl Grey Syrup

1/4 oz
Simple Syrup (recipe)

3 dash(es)
Scrappy's Lavender Bitters

2 dash(es)
Scrappy's Cardamom Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Dry Shake

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 17% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Strain back into the tin without ice and shake hard. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Editor's Note

Layered tea notes from Gunpowder Gin and Earl Grey syrup build a complex base for this sour. Lavender and cardamom bitters add aromatic depth against the floral sweetness of crème de violette.