Ingredients
1 teaspoon fresh mint
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup vodka
6 cups ice
1-1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons dried lavender
2 cups super fine sugar
2 cups water
Step by step
Bring water and sugar to a boil on small saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add lavender and ginger. Let steep 1 hour. Strain lavender and ginger from syrup and set aside until ready to use. Can be made ahead and stored in airtight container up to 2 weeks.
Place ice in blender. Pulse on setting 2 (chop) 6-8 times. Add vodka, lemon juice, 1/3 cup lavender-ginger syrup and mint. Blend on setting 5 (liquify) 1 minute. Serve immediately with fresh lavender sprigs, if desired.