VeeV Lavande
VeeV Lavande is a play on words – Vive Lavande, meaning Long Live Lavender – and it is the combination of Lavender Lemonade with acai berry and ginger that creates a remarkably smooth yet complex champagne cocktail.
This is a wonderful drink for special occasions when you want to really impress people.
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Ingredients
- FOR THE LEMONADE:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp food-grade lavender buds (you can also include leaves)
- 4 – 5 cups water
- FOR THE COCKTAIL:
- 1 oz VeeV Acai Spirit
- 1/2 oz Canton Ginger liqueur
- Lavender lemonade
- Dry sparkling wine or champagne (such as Prosecco)
Instructions
- FOR THE LAVENDER LEMONADE:
- Add sugar, 1 cup of water and lavender buds to a pan and heat over a very low setting ’til the sugar dissolves
- Continue to simmer slowly, ’til the liquid reduces by about 10%, then remove from heat
- Strain the liquid to remove the lavender and stir in the lemon juice
- When cool, dilute with 3 or 4 cups of water and refrigerate
- FOR THE COCKTAIL:
- Chill the VeeV and Canton Ginger in a shaker over ice
- Strain into a champagne flute
- Add equal parts chilled lemonade and sparkler
