TGIF! Happy hour is here and we’ve got a cocktail that will send you struttin’ into the weekend! 💃🏼🕺We’re calling this one the Poppy 75 - inspired by our new Poppy Spritz print and the classic French 75 cocktail. The twist is an aromatic lavender orange simple syrup that’s surprisingly easy to make. Enjoy!! 🍹
For the lavender orange simple:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
5 blueberries (for color!) 1 tablespoon lavender
peel of half an orange
Combine sugar, water and blueberries in saucepan. Heat over medium and stir until the liquid is clear and all sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Add lavender and orange peel. Stir well and allow to cool for at least an hour. Strain.
For the Poppy 75:
2oz London dry gin
3/4oz fresh lemon juice
3/4oz lavender orange simple syrup
2oz sparkling wine
long spiral orange twist (for serving)
Combine gin, lemon juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds. Strain into a glass. Top with sparkling wine; garnish with orange twist.