Masons English Lavender Gin 70cl

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However, an infusion is where there is no sugar added at all. It is merely the fruit and the alcohol coming together. How to serve your strawberry and lavender gin liqueur But if we’re being technical, any {Insert Alcohol} Sour is really just {Insert Alcohol} and Juice. And any Mixologist worth their salt will tell you that “juice” should be handmade sour mix from fresh-squeezed citrus and handmade simple syrup. But I had no need for the latter, since I already had all the sweetness I needed for a well-balanced adult beverage from my leftover lavender simple syrup. Gently roll lemons and limes under your palm on the counter a few times before juicing – it will loosen the membranes and making juicing easier.

This strawberry jam with gin recipe is super easy to make. You are just making a basic strawberry jam and then adding your gin at the last minute. You can also use the wrinkle test, aka the cold saucer test. Pop a saucer into the freezer before you start making your strawberry gin jam and when you think your jam is ready take out a spoonful and drop it onto the chilled plate and leave for a minute in the fridge then run your finger through it. If it wrinkles your jam is ready. Tip: Add one ice cube to the shaker for your dry shake to prevent the shaker tins from popping open from the pressure build up. 3) Lavender Lemon Drop Remove the pan from the heat and let the liquid cool fully before straining out the flowers. Store the syrup in a closed container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Your jam should reach 105C which is the magical setting point. Use a digital thermometer or jam thermometer to get the temperature. Better still, why not make a fun sundae with Greek yogurt, strawberry gin jam, a few fresh berries and some crushed toasted nuts. Strain and refrigerate.Strain out the lavender and you’re good to go! You can store the syrup for 1 month refrigerated. Lavender and Echinacea are distilled separately to create single distillates. These are then blended with the base gin of Juniper, Coriander, Angelica Root and Winter Savoury, carefully balancing the delicate aromas and flavours. Butterfly Pea and Rose petals are added to impart their wonderfully natural colour. For this recipe, we combined 2 tablespoons of dried butterfly pea flowers with 4 ounces of lime juice and let it infuse for about an hour.

Gin and tonics are incredibly easy to make and only use gin, tonic water and lime. Those are the standard gin and tonic ingredients. You can add fruit and berries and more to give gin and tonics a twist. Or my favourite summer cooler is this Strawberry Spritz. Mover over the classic Aperol Spritz, here comes the ultimate British beauty – the strawberry spritz!

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It changes colors based on the pH of whatever it’s mixed with. When it’s mixed with an acid like citrus it will turn purple. When it’s by itself, steeped in hot water it’s blue. We made natural blue ice cubes using it as well. Here is some more info about Butterfly pea flowers.