Lavender-Chamomile Tequila
- Crushed ice, for serving
- 2 ounces Chamomile-Infused Reposado, recipe follows
- 3/4 ounce Lavender Honey Simple Syrup, recipe follows
- 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Dash bitters, such as Peychaud's
- Lavender sprig or chamomile flower, for garnish
- 1 cup reposado tequila
- 2 bags chamomile tea
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons dried lavender
- Special equipment: a cocktail shaker
- Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice.
- Shake the Chamomile-Infused Reposado, Lavender Honey Simple Syrup, lime juice and bitters in a cocktail shaker.
- Pour into the glass and garnish with a lavender.
- Serve immediately.
- Put the tequila in a measuring cup, add the tea bags and let steep for 30 minutes; remove and discard the tea bags.
- Store in a jar.
- Put jar in your purse.
- Cry at a bus stop.
- (Not those last parts.)
- The reposado can be refrigerated for up to 1 month.
- Yield: About 1 cup
- Put the honey, lavender and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat and warm, stirring once or twice, until the honey melts.
- Cool; strain into a jar.
- The simple syrup can be refrigerated, covered, for 1 week.
- Yield: 1 cup
crushed ice, chamomile, simple syrup, freshly squeezed lime juice, bitters, chamomile flower, reposado tequila, chamomile tea, honey, dried lavender
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/lavender-chamomile-tequila.html (may not work)