Lavender Cosmopolitan

By Christy Rost

Café Mocha Frappe takes the classic New England chocolate milkshake to another level, thanks to the addition of vanilla syrup and coffee. When you want a sophisticated cocktail with subtle delicate flavor, enjoy a Lavender Cosmopolitan, rimmed with sparkling sugar. For more robust flavor, choose my dad's Bob Schnoes' Classic Manhattan. It's one of my favorites!

Ingredients:

2		ounces vodka
2		ounces Stirrings® or other brand lavender martini syrup
½		ounce triple sec
½		ounce simple syrup
		Sprig of fresh lavender
		Additional lavender syrup for rim of glass
		Purple sparkling sugar, for rim of glass

Pour a small amount of lavender syrup onto a medium plate; pour sparkling sugar onto another plate. Dip the rim of the glass into the vodka, then into the sparkling sugar; set aside.

Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice. Pour in vodka, lavender martini syrup, triple sec, and simple syrup. Cover and shake until chilled and well blended. Pour the mixture into a prepared martini glass and garnish with a sprig of fresh lavender.

Recipe makes 1 cocktail.