Masons English Lavender Gin 70cl

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Crisp and tart with a floral sweetness, we found ourselves sipping this on our porch as the sun set on a couple of wonderful warm evenings the past few weeks. Economical – fancy jams with booze are pricy and making your own jam is cheaper and small batch jam making is very economical and a great way to use up extra fruit and any bargains you can find in the supermarket. If you need a lavender simple syrup recipe, scroll to the bottom for that recipe. Don’t want to make it yourself? Buy a bottle instead. There are very few ingredients in this simple gin and strawberry jam and there is no pectin involved.

Serve this strawberry-flavoured liqueur ice cold in a little frozen shot glasses for a really simple cooling treat. I often keep a small bottle of my strawberry gin in the freezer. After four hours taste the gin, It should be ready. If you prefer a more intense flavour then allow to infuse for a little longer, sample every half an hour to ensure the flavour doesn’t become bitter and overpowering. The most classic lavender drink is simple Lavender Lemonade! Like many of the above recipes, just replace the simple syrup you’d use for regular lemonade with lavender simple syrup. The complete list of ingredients and full instructions for making this recipe can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. Ingredients for strawberry gin jamYou 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. If you are not making the jam right away, then just pop the strawberries into a freezer bag and store in the freezer till you are ready to get crafty in the kitchen again. Homemade jam is best, you are in charge of the ingredients so you can use less sugar than commercial jam and there are no chemicals in there at all. Yes, you can make this strawberry gin jam recipe all year round by using frozen strawberries. How to make strawberry gin jam

Fun, making homemade liqueurs and infusions is fun and a great way to use up bargains in the fruit aisle. If you haven’t soaked the strawberries beforehand you will have to heat gently till sugar dissolved. However if you have soaked those berries then bang it up to a high heat right away as the sugar has already dissolved. When making jam the jam it will boil and froth wildly as it heats up. This is why you use a high-sided pan to avoid it boiling over and making a hellish mess of your cooker (been there, done that!). Combine one ounce of gin with a half ounce of lavender simple syrup and a half ounce of fresh lemon juice in a champagne flute. Top with chilled champagne and garnish with a lemon twist or a sprig of fresh lavender. Since we had a nice lavender infused simple syrup that we have been playing around with, we decided to sub in the lavender simple syrup for some of the honey syrup. It took this Lavender Bee’s Knees down a whole different road than the original by adding a rich floral note.Put the soaked strawberries (or just the strawberries and sugar if you couldn’t be bothered to soak them!) in a high-sided pan and add the lemon juice. Or my favourite summer cooler is this Strawberry Spritz. Mover over the classic Aperol Spritz, here comes the ultimate British beauty – the strawberry spritz! Then added 500g of sugar and the juice from half a lemon to a pan and slowly brought it to a rolling boil. If you’re making this punch, you’re probably in party planning mode! Here are a few of our favorite party appetizers that are easy to make and go great with a G&T punch!

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. To make a glass for one, combine two ounces of your spirit of choice with one ounce of lemon juice and one ounce of lavender simple syrup. Pour the ingredients over ice and top with chilled still or sparkling water. Garnish with a lemon wheel, a sprig of fresh lavender and enjoy! How to make your own lavender simple syrup Infusing spirits is a great way to get the natural flavor that you want in alcohol. Herbs, fruit, berries, and even candy all work great for ensuring spirits! For this, we used 2 tablespoons lavender to 1 1/12 cups of gin. A classic Mai Tai is made with aged rum (or a blend of rums), fresh lime juice, orgeat (almond) syrup, triple sec, and a splash of simple syrup. The flavors of almond, orange, and lime are excellent paired with lavender. Simply replace a portion of the simple syrup with lavender simple syrup for new layers of flavor. 8) Strawberry Lavender Mojito Of course, you can make this delicious gin-infused strawberry jam simply by following my recipe here and you’ll get a deliciously boozy jam to spread on your scones and a whole lot more.

Although you can buy flavoured gins and liqueurs they are expensive, this costs a fraction of the price! Make it a lavender collins - Ever had a tom collins? The flavor is similar, but you will skip the egg white, and top with club soda instead. The alcohol content is the preservative in your homemade strawberry gin liqueur. What is the difference between a liqueur and an infusion? I love leftovers. Partly because I definitely have lazy days and it’s nice not to constantly be in creator mode. But conversely, I also love them because they can help keep me in creator mode, which can lead to magical discoveries. Quite simply you are going to infuse the gin with the flavour of the strawberries and the lavender. You do this by placing all the ingredients in a nice big Kilner type jar and popping it into a dark cupboard for a week.

Suitable for multiple diet types: All the ingredients are naturally gluten free, and our lavender simple syrup recipe can be made sugar free! Think of your strawberry gin as the base for a standard G&T and add ice, a slice (make it a stalk of lavender of a slice of strawberry instead of the usual lemon) and top with tonic or mixer of choice.Mix two ounces of brandy with three quarters of an ounce of lemon juice, three quarters of an ounce of earl grey simple syrup, and an egg white. Shake the ingredients thoroughly, strain into a coupe glass, then top the fluffy white foam with a few drops of lavender bitters.