Cocktail Hour With Virtuous Pie | Locals For Locals

Kelsey from Virtuous Pie shows us how to make her favourite cocktails from our home! No fancy equipment needed! Bonus points if you can make your orange twist look like hers 👏  Tag @locals4locals.ca on Instagram at your next happy hour! 

 

 

🍹Rosehip Hibiscus Simple Syrup🍹

1/4 cup rosehip hibiscus tea (or similar)

1 cup organic cane sugar

1 cup boiling water

Combine all ingredients and stir until sugars dissolve. Allow to cool and steep, then strain out the tea.

 

🍹Lavender Chamomile Simple Syrup🍹

1 cup organic cane sugar

1 cup boiling water

2 tablespoons dried lavender

1 chamomile tea bag

Combine all ingredients and stir until sugars dissolve. Allow to cool and steep, then strain out the tea and dried lavender.

 

 

🍹Lavender Chamomile Lemonade🍹

1 ounce lavender chamomile simple syrup

1 ounce lemon juice

6-8 ounces soda

1 lemon wheel, for garnish

Combine the syrup and lemon juice in glass, fill with ice, add soda and stir. Garnish with the lemon wheel. Enjoy!

 

🍹Lavender Chamomile French 75🍹

.5 ounce lavender chamomile syrup

.5 ounce lemon juice

1 ounce of gin, any variety. Use Empress Gin for a local variety with beautiful colour

3 ounces prosecco or any sparkling white wine

Lemon twist, lavender sprig for garnish (as desired)

Combine gin, syrup and lemon in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to chill and strain into a champagne flute. Top with prosecco and lemon twist or lavender sprig. Enjoy!

 

🍹Dreaming of Hawaii🍹Coming to Virtuous Pie Victoria as a feature cocktail in 2021!

1.5 ounces gin, any variety

1.5 ounces rosehip hibiscus simple syrup

1 ounce lemon juice

1/3 dropped Ms. Better Bitters Miraculous Foamer or 1 teaspoons aquafaba

Dehydrated citrus wheel, or garnish of choice

 

Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and dry shake hard to create foam

Add ice to the shaker and shake hard again

Strain into a coupe or martini glass. Top with choice of garnish. Enjoy!

 

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