I was in Chicago this past weekend and had dinner at the delightful French Bistro Aquitaine. We began with two of their lovely specialty cocktails — I had the Blueberry Lavender Martini made with honey. It was fabulous!
Here is my recreation…
Yield: 2 martinis
Ingredients:
6 large ice cubes
8 oz vodka
3 oz fresh lemon juice
4 Tbsp honey lavender syrup*
12 fresh blueberries, muddled
Directions:
In a martini shaker add the ice, vodka, lemon juice, honey lavender syrup, and muddled blueberries and place top on shaker. Shake until well blended. Pour the drink into the glasses through a strainer, and serve!
*Honey Lavender Syrup:
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup honey
2 Tbsp dried lavender
Heat water until boiling, remove from heat and whisk in honey and lavender, until honey is dissolved. Chill well before using in drinks.
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I think I’ve had berry cocktails in almost every form but never blueberries. This looks amazing. How long do you think the syrup will keep in the fridge? It seems to vary so much. My violet syrup kept for months, but I found a rhubarb recipe that said only a week.
Honey keeps pretty much forever since it is antiseptic, anti-fungal, and antibiotic. It’s been used as a food preservative for centuries. I think the syrup will keep for a long time… 🙂
Love the look and sound of these.
They are SOOO good!!
I will have to try this! I am a Mojito lover- Have you tried a honey mojito with fruit?
No, but it sounds wonderful!!
My girlfriend has a similar martini recently…I’ll have to make this for her.
Very thoughtful! I think she’ll love it!!
Thank you for linking my post to this! I’m very honored! Great post!
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Hello Deborah Delong,
Thanks for your thoughts, i have random food items laying around in my pantry. im hungry and i have no money hahahah. what can i make with hot dogs, honey, potatoes; frozen organic strawberries, pineapples, raspberries, spinach, grapes and blueberries; kelp powder, garlic, pancake mix, coconut powder, sugar, ketchup, olives, black beans, raisins, parmesan cheese, spaghetti noodles and pickle relish. Oh, i also have like spices and oils to cook with. so any ideas?
Wishes
OMG. This looks and sounds amazing.
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