Last Updated on July 16, 2024 by Leah Hall
An herbal twist on the classic Old Fashioned, this Lavender Old Fashioned is full of floral flavor!
This herbaceous lavender cocktail is sure to please! We love using our own lavender in cocktails, and this one is no different. With a woody, almost apple like flavor, the lavender simple syrup plays really well with the bourbon in this twist on a classic!
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When we knew we wanted to do a lavender version of an Old Fashioned, we tried it with some lavender bitters that we had. While we liked the flavor, it just didn’t have the lavender oomph we wanted. We then proceeded to make some lavender simple syrup, which seemed to give the flavor we wanted, but we wanted to make sure we had the lavender stand out. Try lavender in our Lavender Lemon Granita, Lavender Mule, or Brandy and Blackberry Lavender Shrub cocktail.
Because we wanted the flavor to stand out, we couldn’t find any bitters that didn’t mute it. We then turned to using a tincture.
Lavender Old Fashioned
We made a Lemon Berry Tincture, using blueberries and lemon zest, which seemed to work perfectly in this lavender cocktail. The lemon berry flavors were light and didn’t overwhelm the lavender syrup. Actually the lemon berry flavor highlighted the lavender and they seemed to play well together. Try our Lavender Margarita or Lavender Collins, too!
The Tincture is easy to make, simply muddle 5-6 blueberries and top with a teaspoon of lemon zest and cover both with Everclear and let sit for 24 hours. Then strain, and you have a great tincture that adds flavor and “bite” to the cocktail. Goes great with the lavender. Use a dropper bottle to make it easier to dispense.
Other Old Fashioned Recipes
- Brown Butter Bourbon Old Fashioned
- Maple Old Fashioned
- Pine Old Fashioned
- Cranberry Rosemary Old Fashioned
- Christmas Old Fashioned
- Fired Peach Old Fashioned
- Ginger Clementine Old Fashioned
- Winter Rye Old Fashioned
- PB & J Old Fashioned
- Spiced Old Fashioned
- Apple Cider Old Fashioned
- Cognac Old Fashioned
So, we used to tincture in place of the bitters as we would in a classic Old Fashioned. We would encourage you to try this out as well. It gave such a great flavor, and we will be trying it again! If you don’t have time to make the tincture, or don’t want to, orange bitters are a good substitute in this cocktail.
Tips & Tricks
- Tincture – make it ahead of when you are planning to serve the Lavender Old Fashioned. This gives it time to develop flavor. Make sure to strain it using a fine mesh strainer.
- Garnish – fresh lavender sprigs are great, and helps give the floral aromas while sipping the drink. Or, orange peel or lemon peels work great in the rocks glass, too!
- Glassware – rocks glasses are the classic way to serve an Old Fashioned. As is a large ice cube.
- Cocktail – mixing the Lavender Old Fashioned: this is a mixing glass cocktail, not a cocktail shaker cocktail. Add your ingredients into a mixing glass with fresh ice and strain into a rocks glass.
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Lavender Old Fashioned Cocktail
This floral twist on a classic Old Fashioned is Lavender, with a little berry lemon flavor as well!
Ingredients
- 2 ounce bourbon
- .75 ounce lavender simple syrup
- 4-5 drops lemon berry tincture
Instructions
- Place a large ice cube in a rocks glass to temper while making the cocktail.
- Add bourbon, simple syrup and tincture into mixing glass with ice cubes.
- Stir to chill, about 20 seconds.
- Strain into rocks glass with ice. Garnish.
- Cheers!
Notes
The tincture is blueberries and lemon zest in everclear for a strong flavored tincture of alcohol.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 210Sodium: 15mgCarbohydrates: 17.9gSugar: .1g
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Sharon
Saturday 12th of November 2022
Can you please include a recipe for the lemonberry tincture? The link has gone down. I'm going to a cocktail throwdown TOMORROW and everybody there loves bourbon, would love to make this one ---- HELP!