Lilac season - Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

It’s LILAC  season, so this pretty perennial garden favorite is a thing right now.

Lilacs are putting on quite a show and they

  can be intoxicating  in more ways than one!

Sure, the icy violet, deep purple and white blossoms are gorge

and the fragrance is divine, duh…which is why I scatter casual arrangements throughout our home BUT

 

Lilac Season - Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

featured in a COCKTAIL…well, the lovely lilac is downright heavenly!

 

Lilac Drop cocktail svia Monica Hart La Famiglia Design 

This Lilac Drop  is the very essence of spring. It’s beautiful, aromatic and

 so simple too…just combine a little lilac simple syrup {yes, lilac!}…

 

Lilac Drop simple syrup #Cocktail Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

 

Lilac Drop Cocktail - Lilac simple syrup - Monica Hart La Famiglia Design Design

 

fresh citrus, vodka and a lilac hued liqueur and you have one crazy gorgeous cocktail!

 

Lilac Drop - Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

Lilac Drop Cocktail ~ Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

Lilac Drop Cocktail - Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

 

Here’s my Lilac Drop How To:

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Lilac Simple Syrup ~

1 cup sugar to 1 cup H2o 

Add 1 cup of lilac blossoms { rinsed } and simmer on the stove top for 5 minutes, cool, strain, bottle and chill!

{Keeps in the fridge for a week!}

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Lilac Drop ~

1 shot of good vodka

3/4 shot lilac simple syrup

1/2 shot of lavender hued liqueur  {I used Parfait Amour but you can also used violet liqueur}

1/2 shot of freshly squeezed lemon juice

Lilac Drop Cocktail - Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

 

Lilac Drop Cocktail ~ Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

Rim the cocktail glass with fresh lemon juice and then dip it in lilac flavored sugar.

{Just a few blossoms mixed with granulated sugar!}

Place all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake and

pour the ethereal elixir  into a vintage stemmed glass.

{This glass was handed down from my grandmother! Sigh}

Top it all off with a few scattered fresh lilac petals for a swoon worthy garnish and sip away on spring!

This just may be the prettiest cocktail  EVER!

 

Lilac Drop Cocktail ~ Monica Hart La Famiglia Design

 

Cheers,

MonicaHartBlue