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Two short cocktail glasses hold a Hippity rose hip and lavender easter cocktail with small purple flower garnishes and a basket of eggs sitting in the background.

Hippity, a Rose and Lavender Easter Cocktail


  • Author: Collin McNamee

Description

A botanical cocktail that represents the spring season of Easter.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1.5 oz Drumshanbo gin  
  • 2 oz rose hip/lavender tea (see below)
  • .5 oz lemon juice
  • 1.5 oz strong honey syrup (see below)

For the rose hip/lavender tea:

  • 8 tbsp loose dried rose hip
  • 1 tbsp dried lavender per
  • 16 oz boiling water

For the strong honey syrup:

  • 1 cup honey
  • ½ cup boiling water

Instructions

  1. Shake all ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker.
  2. Serve in a coupe or rocks glass over ice.
  3. Garnish with dried lavender sprig.

For the rose hip/lavender tea:

  1. Steep dried ingredients in boiling water for 10 minutes, and less if lavender becomes too bitter.
  2. Strain.
  3. Refrigerate in covered container for up to a week.

For the strong honey:

  1. Stir ingredients together until combined.
  2. Refrigerate in covered container for up to a week.