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Tequila and lavender are a match made in heaven, made more complex with herbal wine notes from the vermouth and aromatised by delicately fruity maraschino...
Ruth Harvey
30th April at 20:22
A perfectly balanced high class cocktail. Bravo Mr. Difford!
18th February at 20:16
Tequila and lavender go so beautifully together. Didn't have any lavender bitters so I used Bob's Margarita bitters and it worked great. The drink is slightly too sweet for me but if you add a couple of drops of bitters it's just right. I do agree that this should be served on the rocks. It deserves to have it's time in the glass.
7th June 2024 at 13:51
This truly is an elegant cocktail. Beautifully poised. We wouldn't have it without the bitters.
5th May 2024 at 00:57
Absolutely stellar, Simon! Really enjoy all the floral/citrus notes in this one.
23rd March 2023 at 21:48
Worked with more Lavender Tincture and no additional sugar syrup, that way, with Antica Formula it worked out really well for me in case of the lvl of sweetness. Very nice fusion of flavours!
2nd November 2022 at 00:27
Perfect tequila aperitif. We felt the lavender bitters were a must to balance the cocktail. Wonderful, almost herbal, peppery flavour. Thanks Simon. Your cocktails are spot on.
2nd November 2022 at 08:36
Many thanks, John.
31st August 2022 at 19:29
I feel like this is too sweet with the Maraschino liquer and the lavender syrup. Will try with a dry vermouth next time.
26th July 2022 at 16:07
Made this but without the lavender bitters. This made little difference as there was still a very pronounced lavender taste. A very average cocktail.
5th June 2022 at 14:38
Wonderful cocktail, thank you Simon!
29th April 2022 at 23:53
Used a very light flavoured lavender syrup and Blanco Vermouth. Very smooth but missing the lavender flavour. Will definitely try it again.
18th February 2022 at 17:35
Sipping this right now, I have made this a couple of times before. I think this is one of the best tequila based cocktails, I find there are not that many to chose from to suit my tastes, am more of bourbon and/or cognac girl. I added a tiny drop of cherry bitters.
7th January 2021 at 20:08
Simply fantastic. But I didn't get such a lovely brown color - mine is more transparent (rather martini-alike). Maybe this is because of vermouth (I used Dolin)..
7th January 2021 at 22:02
Colour is all about the vermouth (and Dan's lighting).
22nd September 2020 at 21:14
So many lovely flavors its hard to say wich one is the star. And the tequila its really hidden. If someone told me this was tequila based I wouldnt believe it. Used 2 dashes of lavender bitters.
7th January 2021 at 22:04
Lavender bitters is a nice touch but found can overly dominate. Hence, I've added a couple of drops rather than dashes. Thanks for the tip.
23rd September 2020 at 07:32
Great to hear Jorge. Pleased you like it.
22nd September 2020 at 13:43
I will use simple syrup and scrappys lavender bitters. Quick sub for lavender syrup . Salud?from mexico
22nd September 2020 at 15:12
Hi Jorge. Please let me know how it works out.
11th September 2020 at 21:20
Seeing everyone's comments I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I am not getting the "lavender and tequila are great together" vibe. I used some delicious homemade lavender syrup from the garden. However, it failed to mitigate the "catty" taste of tequila. My tequila wasn't bad, about the same quality as what's called for.
That said, my spouse -- who doesn't drink, except to taste things I make -- liked it. So definitely try it and see what you think.
That said, my spouse -- who doesn't drink, except to taste things I make -- liked it. So definitely try it and see what you think.
5th June 2020 at 15:34
I've been longing for ages for something I could put my bottle of Monin lavender syrup to use with. Glad I found this recipe, it's a revelation - and you can count on me trying the Last Palabra soon, too!
7th January 2021 at 20:09
Couldn't agree more !!
27th May 2020 at 21:05
Will make again... and again !
6th May 2020 at 06:47
You may also like my Last Palabra cocktail, a riff on Last Word.
6th May 2020 at 01:05
Lavender and tequila, delicious together.