Lavender Margarita (Tequila Sour)

I recently had a Lavender Margarita at Sovereign Kitchen and Bar. They make it with lavender infused tequila, agave honey, lime, salted rim served on the rocks. Was very good. I wanted to recreate this at home, but did not want to invest time or money into lavender infused tequila...enter lavender infused simple syrup. I'm very happy with the results and encourage anyone interested to try this.

Lavender Simple Syrup

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp lavender buds (usually in baking section or with spices)

1. Heat water to boiling in a small saucepan.
2. Add sugar and lavender. Stir till sugar dissolves and bubbles form on bottom of pan,
3. Off heat, cover and let steep for about 10 minutes.
4. Strain into container and store in refrigerator. I like squeeze bottles with caps. 

Lavender Margarita

• 2 oz blanco tequila
• 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
• 1/2 oz lavender simple syrup
• Kosher salt

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. 
2. Rim your glass with the spent lime and dip in Kosher salt.
3. Shake till your hands are almost frozen.
4. Strain into a cocktail or rocks glass.  If using rocks glass, pour ice from shaker into glass till "full".

Enjoy responsibly.