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This sparkling lavender gin cocktail, or lavender Tom Collins, is made with a unique homemade lavender simple syrup and freshly juiced lemons for a refreshing Spring or Summer happy hour drink! This craft cocktail has a balanced lemony flavor and subtle floral notes with hints of vanilla. 

lavender gin cocktail with lemon slices and dried lavender on top.
lavender gin cocktail with lemon slices and dried lavender on top

Why You’ll Love This Lavender Gin Cocktail

Here are a few reasons you’ll love this recipe and why we do too!

Emily’s Recipe Notes:

  • Easy Homemade Lemon Lavender Simple Syrup: An easy DIY lavender simple syrup recipe creates a delicate lavender and floral flavor for this classic gin cocktail.
  • Refreshing for Winter Blues or Warmer Weather: This craft cocktail uses a mixture of lemon club soda and sparkling lemonade for a refreshing take on a lavender Tom Collins.
  • Customizable: It can be made with or without gin! Make it into a sweet sparkling lavender lemonade mocktail!
  • Easy and Ready in 15 Minutes (Including the Syrup!): The homemade simple syrup only takes 5-10 minutes to make.

Why We Love This Cocktail: When it comes to cocktails, I’m pretty particular. It can’t be too sweet or too strong. This lemon lavender cocktail is the perfect balance in my opinion. It’s refreshing, perfectly sweet and so flavorful!

Ingredients:

ingredients for the lemon lavender gin cocktail.
ingredients for the lavender gin cocktail

This cocktail recipe is incredibly easy and only takes a few simple ingredients to make. The only ingredient you may need to order online is this dried lavender. You should also be able to find it at specialty grocery stores. I was able to find mine at World Market.

For the DIY Lavender Syrup:

For the Lavender Gin Cocktail:

  • Lavender Simple Syrup, see above
  • Dry Gin, I used Hendrick’s which is vegan friendly
  • Fresh Lemon Juice
  • Club Soda, or use lemon flavored club soda for more citrus notes
  • Sparkling Lemonade, optional

Substitutions & Add-Ins

See below for substitutions and other flavors that can be added to this delicious recipe.

  • Gin: feel free to use your gin of choice. I used Hendrick’s but I’ve heard great things about Empress Gin which is also vegan and made with butterfly pea flowers for a beautiful violet/purple color. If you’re not a fan of gin, feel free to swap it for vodka or for more club soda to make a lavender mocktail!
  • Sparkling Lemonade: if you don’t want to use sparkling lemonade or you want a more classic cocktail, swap it for more club soda.
  • Lavender Bitters: add lavender bitters for more flavor and a more pronounced lavender aroma.
  • Elderflower Liqueur: for a classic combo, add some elderflower liqueur to the dry gin.
homemade lavender vanilla simple syrup on a white marble platter.
homemade lavender vanilla simple syrup

Helpful Equipment

  • Cocktail Shaker or Mason Jar
  • Small Pot or Saucepan, to make the syrup
  • Serving Glass, I used a coupe glass but you can use a highball glass or your favorite cocktail glass

Step-by-step Instructions

🍋 *Ingredient Quantities are in the Recipe Card Below!*

To Make the Homemade Lavender Syrup:

STEP 1: In a small saucepan or pot, add the dried lavender, sugar, lemon zest, and water. Simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes. 

STEP 2: Gently stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves. The syrup should be slightly thicker in consistency but will continue to thicken as it cools.

STEP 3: Remove from the heat. Then, add the vanilla extract, if using. 

STEP 4: Next, pour the syrup through a metal sieve (to remove the lavender) into a sealable heat-proof jar or container. Let it cool completely at room temperature, then store in the fridge for up to a week. 

Make the Lavender Gin Cocktail (Tom Collins)

STEP 1: Juice the lemons and pour the fresh juice into the cocktail shaker with a handful of ice.

STEP 2: Then, add the simple syrup, dry gin, and club soda (soda water). Shake to combine.

TIP: You can add the sparkling lemonade to the shaker if you’d like, but the drink will be fizzier!

STEP 3: Pour the sparkling lemonade into your serving glass and top with half of the shaken mixture from the cocktail shaker. 

adding club soda and sparkling lemonade to the glass.
adding club soda to the glass

Serving the Lavender Collins

Top the finished cocktail with thinly sliced lemons and a sprinkle of dried lavender. 

You can also garnish the drink with lemon twists and fresh lavender sprigs if you have them on hand!

Feel free to serve the cocktail over ice.

How to Store the Lavender Syrup

Transfer the lavender syrup to a clean, sealable airtight container or jar. 

For the best results, make sure the container has been sterilized or cleaned very well prior to filling it. This will help the syrup last longer.

Let the syrup cool completely at room temperature. Once cooled, transfer the syrup to the fridge. 

The syrup can be stored in the fridge for 1-2 weeks. 

TIP: If the syrup is placed in the fridge prior to cooling completely, it may crystallize. 

the lavender tom collins in a coupe glass.
the lavender tom collins in a coupe glass

Helpful Tips For an Amazing Drink


  1. Add as much or as little vanilla lavender simple syrup as you’d like: adjust the amount of sweetness by adding more or less syrup to taste!
  2. Use Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice: for the best flavor use fresh citrus juice.
  3. Add Ice Cubes: use ice if you’d like to serve the cocktail on the rocks!
the lemon lavender gin cocktail in a coupe glass.
the lemon lavender gin cocktail in a coupe glass

FAQ

What kind of glass is a Tom Collins usually served in?

Tom Collins are typically served in a Collins or Highball Glass. But you can serve this cocktail in your glass of choice. I chose to use a coupe glass!

What does a lavender gin cocktail taste like?

This lavender Tom Collins is delightfully refreshing, sweet, with subtle floral flavor. It tastes almost like sparkling lavender lemonade! 

What are other types of lavender gin craft cocktails?

If you don’t want to make a Lavender Collins, you can use this lavender simple syrup to make a Lavender Gin Fizz with tonic water, Lavender Martini, Lavender Gin Sour, or a Bee’s Knees. If you’re vegan, I have a vegan honey recipe you can use for the Lavender Bee’s Knees!

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Lavender Gin Cocktail (Tom Collins)

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By Emily
This sparkling lavender gin cocktail, or lavender Tom Collins, is made with a unique homemade lavender simple syrup and freshly juiced lemons for a refreshing Spring or Summer happy hour drink! This craft cocktail has a balanced lemony flavor and subtle floral notes with hints of vanilla. 
2 Cocktails
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 Cocktails
2 Cocktails

Ingredients

Lavender simple syrup (makes 1 ¼ cup syrup)

  • 1 cup water, 8oz
  • 2 tbsp culinary dried lavender, 9g
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar, 200g
  • Zest of ½ a lemon
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract, Optional-

Lavender Gin Cocktail (serves 2)

  • Juice of 1 large lemon
  • 1-2 oz lavender simple syrup, to taste (see above)
  • 3-4 oz dry gin, or sub. vodka
  • 3 oz soda water, lemon-flavored
  • 3 oz sparkling lemonade, or sub more soda water

Optional Garnish

Instructions

Lavender Simple Syrup

  • In a small saucepan or pot, add the dried lavender, sugar, lemon zest, and water. Simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes. 
    1 cup water, 2 tbsp culinary dried lavender, 1 cup white granulated sugar, Zest of ½ a lemon
  • Gently stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves. The syrup should be slightly thicker in consistency, but will continue to thicken as it cools.
  • Remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract, if using. 
    1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • Pour the syrup through a metal sieve (to remove the lavender) into a sealable heat-proof jar or container. 
  • Cool completely at room temperature, then store in the fridge for up to a week. 

Make the Lavender Gin Cocktail (Lavender Collins)

  • In a cocktail shaker, add a handful of ice, the simple syrup, gin, lemon juice, and club soda (soda water). Shake to combine.
    Juice of 1 large lemon, 1-2 oz lavender simple syrup, 3-4 oz dry gin, 3 oz soda water
  • Pour half of the shaken mixture from the cocktail shaker into your serving glass. Top off the glass with the sparkling lemonade. Repeat for the 2nd cocktail.
    3 oz sparkling lemonade
  • Garnish with lemon slices and culinary lavender. 
    Lemon slices or lemon twists, Dried lavender or lavender sprigs

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 220kcal

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Drinks
Cuisine Global

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