Masons English Lavender Gin 70cl

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Strain and refrigerate.Strain out the lavender and you’re good to go! You can store the syrup for 1 month refrigerated. TIP: you can add the sparkling lemonade to the shaker if you’d like, but the drink will be fizzier! 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. 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!

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 STEP 1: In a small saucepan or pot, add the dried lavender, sugar, lemon zest, and water. Simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve your jam on toast for a hair-of-the-dog style breakfast treat, with scones and cream for a tea-time treat. 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. That show finished but I wrote more cookbooks which were published and sell worldwide. I have written for lots of magazines and became a regular on the foodie and crafting demonstration circuit. I have also been fortunate enough to become a regular contributor on BBC Radio Scotland.

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He liked the sound of that strawberry & lavender gin and I was invited on to the show to demonstrate how to make it and chat about my book. I was overjoyed and loved every minute of it.

STEP 2: Then, add the simple syrup, dry gin, and club soda (soda water). Shake to combine. measuring out the lavender simple syrup adding the gin to the shaker You can use either fresh lavender sprigs or dried lavender to make this liqueur. See the measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. How do you make strawberry and lavender gin Now if you have made my strawberry and lavender gin then you can use your gin-soaked strawberries and thus not have to add any more gin and just use about half of the strawberries listed here. What type of gin to useBring to a simmer with lavender buds, then remove heat and sit for 20 minutes.This allows the flavor of the herb to infuse into the syrup. If you have made my famous strawberry and lavender gin liqueur then you will have delicious gin-soaked strawberries to use up. This strawberry and gin jam is a great way of using them and that’s why I came up with this strawberry gin jam recipe – zero waste! 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 and lavender gin

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. Squeeze and strain fresh lemon and lime juice. You’ll need half a lime and half of a medium lemon to yield a half ounce of juice from each. Once it’s finished, pour it through a mesh strainer, letting the gin fall into a glass and catching the dried lavender to through away. Why does butterfly pea tea change color? Lavender– This is optional, you can go with just strawberry gin liqueur if you like but the lavender adds a wonderfully floral note to your homemade strawberry gin liqueur.

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Once you’ve infused the gin and made the purple lime juice, you can add the ingredients into a punch bowl with 32 ounces of tonic water and crushed ice right before serving. In this case you will use equal quantities of fresh strawberries to the gin-soaked berries. When it comes to sugar use the same ratio as I have for my fresh strawberry and gin jam recipe. Now before I forget. Don’t throw out those gin-soaked strawberries. You can make them into my gorgeous Strawberry Gin Jam.

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. This is a truly MAGIC gin! The petals that provide the colour are rich in natural anthocynanins. These are responsible for the blue, violet and red pigments we see in the natural world. However what makes them magic in our gin is that when you add a tonic or any other fizzy soda it changes the pH and so the anthocyanin changes from purple to pink! Pour yourself a gin and tonic with our Lavender & Echinacea and marvel at the magic of nature. Make an easy floral riff on this gin classic by replacing the simple syrup with lavender syrup. The Ramos Gin Fizz needs quite a bit of shaking to build up that lovely rich foam. Fun, making homemade liqueurs and infusions is fun and a great way to use up bargains in the fruit aisle. Strawberry and gin jam is sheer decadence, two wonderful goodies together in a jar and no need for pectin to set this delicious jam! Why you’ll love this recipe

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WA is faring better than our East coast – it is heart wrenching – some areas have had major floods – 4 in 18 months or less with major fires in between….and more to come. WA – cold and wet but nothing like the East and hopefully we will never see such extremes. We did have a bad fire season last summer – and days/week of 40 and over 35! I guess we expect the same this year. Of course, COVID didn’t help. Measure three teaspoons of fresh flowers into a Kilner jar and top up with gin. Give the jar a good shake and leave in a cupboard.