By bereniceh In Over a drink 20 September 2022 Duration ~ 2 min A trendy non-alcoholic cocktail with summer flavor It’s back to school time, but let’s remember the flavors of summer… The Fresh Fig and Lavender Spritz will be perfect to celebrate the weekend or to have a good time. This very quick cocktail will be your best ally during an evening with friends or simply to end a day on a floral note. Come on, we take figs and sprigs of lavender, we prepare his shaker and we realize his cocktail to spend a good moment. Ingredients for 1 person: Fresh lavender sprig 2 fresh black figs Half a lemon with its juice 1 teaspoon of honey Ice (half cubed and half crushed) Sparkling water Preparation step: Break a few lavender leaves from your sprig and rub them between your hands to release their aroma. Then put them in your shaker. Add the juice of half a lemon and your teaspoon of honey. Cut a fig in half, remove the fruit and put it in the shaker. Add ice cubes to the shaker, close the shaker and shake it until the drink is cold. Strain the liquid and pour the container into a stemmed glass (or the glass of your choice) Next, fill the glass with crushed ice and fill it to the top with sparkling water. Finally, garnish with the rest of your lavender sprig and half of the last fig. A few tips for the perfect cocktail: For an alcoholic version of the cocktail, you can add a splash of vodka or gin. To garnish the glass, feel free to make a cut on the fig to insert it on the rim of the glass, it will stay on the surface of the glass and will not move If you want to make it in large quantities. To preserve it, we advise you to put it in a carafe to keep a good conservation of the cocktail.
