I have really been enjoying playing around with different seasonal flavor combinations for the series of cocktail recipes that I have been sharing over on the Free People blog BLDG 25. This is my second post in my 5-part Summer Mocktail series for Free People.
I have been letting what I find at the market determine the drinks, instead of the other way around. I had been thinking up some type of twist on the standard “Arnold Palmer” of tea and lemonade, which we love over here. I wanted it to be brighter, more colorful and featuring a seasonal fruit. When I saw the blackberries I instantly knew that was the way to go.
The delicate aromatics from the lavender, paired with the pleasant tartness from the lemons and the blackberries is absolute perfection and sure to please anyone on a hot summer day. I decided to use my go-to sweeteners for this since I prefer to not use refined sugar, but you can feel free to substitute whatever sugar or sugar-alternative you desire. I also go light on the sweetness since I prefer my lemonade drinks to be on the tart side. Make sure to taste and sweeten to your own liking.
Head on over to the Free People blog to get the full recipe and check out my first post in the series here.
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Amazing! What a great idea: I LOVE lavender and never would have thought to use it this way! Thanks for the recipe–I’ll be making this very soon
This looks beautiful and so refreshing! I could really go for this right now. I love Free People too
. Pretty sweet that you blog for them!
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Thank you Bridget! It is so refreshing. If juicing fresh lemons didn’t take time, I think I would seriously make this every single day
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