Poetess

Ingredients

• 3 ounces blanco tequila
• 1.5 ounces white vermouth
• Roughly cracked or small ice cubes
• Large ice cubes
• ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
• 2 sprigs lavender, for garnish
• Lemon peel, for garnish

Equipment

• 2 Rocks or Old-Fashioned glasses

Instructions

1. In a mixing glass, add the tequila, vermouth, and ½ ounce of lavender syrup. Fill the glass halfway with ice and stir with a long-handled spoon to chill, about 30 seconds. Add a large ice cube to two rocks glasses. Strain and divide the mixture evenly between the two glasses. Top with lemon juice, lavender sprigs, and lemon peel. Watch the color change with the addition of acid, and serve at once.