"Do You Suppose She's a Wildflower?..." | An Alice in Wonderland Themed Cocktail | Featuring Gin & Lavender Simple Syrup

• 2 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin

• 1 oz. lavender simple syrup (recipe below)

• pinch of acai powder

• top off with Prosecco

• garnish with an edible flower

Simple syrup is equal parts of sugar & water heated until the sugar dissolves. In this case we are making a lavender simple syrup using 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 Tbsp. of culinary grade lavender. Heat your water, sugar & lavender in a small sauce pan over medium heat stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat & allow cool slightly & steep to extract the lavender oils, flavoring your syrup. When slightly cooled, stir 1/2 tsp. acai powder into the syrup. Leave this mixture on the counter for a good hour, then strain. You should have a lovely purple syrup.

To make lemon simple syrup, use the same process above but use lemon peel instead of lavender (omit acai). Remove the peel from two lemons (avoiding the white pith which is bitter) & prepare as directed above.