This has become one of my favorite cocktails, and other people seem to love it, too. It is very floral and light, featuring lavender syrup, elderflower liqueur, and champagne. Serve it in a champagne glass with a sprig of fresh lavender.
You can make this cocktail for one by mixing the following proportions of chilled ingredients directly in a champagne glass.
1/2 oz. lavender simple syrup (recipe below)
1/2 oz. St. Germaine liqueur
1 oz. gin
3 oz. champagne
To make it for a crowd, mix the following in a pitcher and chill until ready to serve:
1 part lavender syrup
1 part St. Germaine liqueur
2 parts gin
Fill a champagne glass 1/3 full with the chilled mixture, and top up the glass with champagne.
To make the lavender syrup:
Mix 1 cup sugar, with 1 cup water and heat over medium flame until mixture is clear and sugar is dissolved. Do not boil. Remove from heat and stir in 1-2 teaspoons culinary lavender. (I use lavender harvested from my back yard.) Cover and let steep until mixture is completely cooled. Pour into jar with the lavender still in it and refrigerate for a day or two. Strain out lavender before using. Keeps for several weeks.
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