Lavender Gin Collins
The Lavender Gin Collins is a long drink from the collins family made with THE DUKE Munich Dry Gin, lemon juice and lavender syrup. This is the more demanding kind: one ingredient has to be made first, so allow eight minutes or more.
- Preparation time
- 8 minutes
- Servings
- 1 drink
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Garnish
- Lemon wedge and lavender sprig
Ingredients
- 5cl THE DUKE Munich Dry Gin
- 3 cl lemon juice
- 2 cl lavender syrup*
- Soda water
Preparation
Strain all ingredients except soda into an ice-filled glass and stir with a bar spoon. Top with soda and garnish with a lemon wedge and a sprig of lavender.
*Production of lavender syrup:
6g dried lavender
100 ml water
100g sugar
Heat lavender and water in a non-stick pan until the water boils. Then turn down the heat and let it steep for about 3 minutes. Then remove from the heat and let it steep for another 20 minutes. Filter out lavender flowers. In the second step, add sugar and stir to combine under low heat. Finally let the syrup cool down.
Only 2 cl of syrup is needed per drink. Simply fill the remaining syrup into a sealable bottle, store it refrigerated and use it for the next drinks.
Tips
- Add the filler last and stir once at most, so the carbonation stays in the glass.
- Stirring rather than shaking keeps the drink clear; shaken it would turn cloudy.
Variations
- Melon Rosemary Gin Collins: With rosemary syrup.
- Rhubarb Collins: With Rhubarb infusion.
- Berry Gin Collins: With Wanderlust Gin as the base.
- Kiwi Gin Collins: With Rough Gin as the base.
Frequently asked questions
Which spirit goes into the Lavender Gin Collins?
We mix it with THE DUKE Munich Dry Gin. Another gin from our house works too, but shifts the character: the Rough Gin fruitier and milder and the Wanderlust Gin floral with raspberry and rose.
Is the Lavender Gin Collins hard to mix?
It is the more demanding kind, because one ingredient has to be made first. The defining ingredients are THE DUKE Munich Dry Gin, lemon juice and lavender syrup.