Desert Rose

This was the official 30th birthday cocktail of our very own @ariverstory. She requested a floral birthday cake from @mijjicakes, so we prepared a floral cocktail as a pairing!! We recently got turned onto Creme Yvette by the @deathandcompany recipe book. It’s unique flavor profile - a blend of floral violet, vanilla, berry, and orange works incredibly well with honey flavors. In the case of this cocktail, the smoke of the mezcal, contrasting with the flowery sweetness of the honey/violet combo results in something as flavorful as it is striking to look at!

Ingredients

• 2oz Mezcal 

• 0.5oz Creme Yvette - we picked this up at BevMo

• 0.75oz Fresh squeezed lemon juice

• 0.5oz Honey syrup (boil 1 cup water, then add 1 cup honey, reduce to simmer until dissolved - let cool before using)

• 4 dashes Mole bitters - we used @bittermens

• Lavender flower for garnish

Tools

• Shaker

• Hawthorne strainer

• Mesh strainer

Instruction

• Shake all ingredients with ice

• Double strain into chilled coupe

• Garnish with lavender flower