The Lady Bridgerton Empress Gin Cocktail
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The Lady Bridgerton is an Empress gIn sour cocktail made with Empress 1908 gin, lemon juice, and a lavender and Earl Grey simple syrup.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 210kcal
Ingredients
Earl Grey and lavender simple syrup
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon culinary lavender blossoms
- 1 teabag Earl Grey tea caffeinated or decaffeinated
"The Lady Bridgerton" Empress Gin Cocktail
- 2 ounce Empress 1908 gin
- 1 ounce Earl Grey and lavender simple syrup
- ½ ounce lemon juice
- lemon twist for garnish
Instructions
Earl Grey and lavender simple syrup
- Add the water and granulated sugar to a small pot and heat over low heat. Once the sugar has dissolved into solution, turn off the heat.½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup water
- Add the 1 tablespoon of lavender plus an Earl Grey tea bag or tea in a tea ball and steep for 30 minutes.1 tablespoon culinary lavender blossoms, 1 teabag Earl Grey tea
- Pour the syrup through a fine mesh sieve and let cool.
The Lady Bridgerton Empress Gin Cocktail
- Add the gin, 1 ounce of the Earl Grey and lavender simple syrup, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake, and double strain into a coupe or similar glass. Garnish with lavender sprigs or a lemon twist.2 ounce Empress 1908 gin, 1 ounce Earl Grey and lavender simple syrup, ½ ounce lemon juice, lemon twist
Notes
You can make a purple gin cocktail even without Empress gin. Just infuse your gin with butterfly pea flowers or add butterfly pea flower powder.
Serve this Empress gin sour neat in a chilled glass or over ice.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg