Blackberry Lavender Gin Sour Cocktail Recipe

This Blackberry Lavender Gin Sour Cocktail is a fruity and floral spin on the traditional gin sour cocktail. This also makes this cocktail perfectly in summer season with both blackberries and lavender producing their best during late summer. It’s fruity, floral and sour with some sweet notes topped with a thick, creamy egg white foam.

So how do I make this Blackberry Lavender Gin Sour Cocktail from scratch?

To make this cocktail, begin by adding the blackberries to a cocktail shaker. You can use fresh blackberries or freshly frozen blackberries that have been defrosted. Avoid using frozen berries as they can carry a risk of norovirus and hepatitis A virus (read more here from the FSAI). Crush the blackberries with a muddler or a fork to release the juices. Add the remaining ingredients to the cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds until chilled. Pour the cocktail through the cocktail strainer into another small strainer directly into a whiskey glass or coupe glass. Serve with a few lavender petals.

Where do I get this Lavender Honey Syrup?

You can make you own lavender honey syrup at home! With just a few ingredients; sugar, water, honey and lavender you can whip up a batch for multiple cocktails. To make your own, check out my recipe for Lavender Honey Syrup.

If making your own isn’t your thing, you can buy lavender syrup like this one from Monin. Alternatively you can substitute in some lavender honey like this one from Purple Cloud, SerraMel, or Mileeven.

What type of gin should I use?

For this recipe, I used a violet blackberry gin from Lidl but there are a number of other gins you could use.

Great alternatives include Beefeater Blackberry Gin, Whitley Neill Blackberry Gin, Glendalough Wild Blackberry and Mountain Heather Gin, or Giffard Creme de Mur.

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