Known as the “spice rack” of the bar, bitters are another way to add depth and complexity to your mocktail. Since standard bitters contain some alcohol, I opted for an alcohol-free version in my recipe, which is basically Lisa Frank in a glass!
Ingredients
- 2 ounces blue
- peaflower tea
- 2 teaspoons rose water
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 ounces Lyre’s Italian Spritz
- 8 drops All the Bitter lavender bitters
- 1 ounce maple syrup
- Dried lavender flowers
- Sugar
Preparation
Combine tea, rose water, lemon juice, spritz, bitters,
and maple syrup in a
cocktail shaker. Add ice,
shake, then pour. Top off
with ginger ale and garnish
rim with lavender sugar.
About this recipe
“Bartender’s” Notes: In lieu of lavender bitters, infuse a 1:1 simple syrup with dried lavender sugar (and omit the maple syrup). To make the lavender sugar, throw some dried lavender into a coffee grinder and add sugar to taste.
