The Rocky Mountain High

Name: The Rocky Mountain High
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz blueberry juice; 1.5 oz lavender simple syrup (see tips); 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; 1 oz sparkling water; Lavender sugar, for rim; Ice; Fresh blueberries and a lavender sprig, for garnish

A deep purple lavender-blueberry mocktail with a lavender sugar rim, inspired by the Colorado Rockies.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 15 min | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Medium

The Rocky Mountain High mocktail — deep purple lavender-blueberry drink with lavender sugar rim

Ingredients

2 oz blueberry juice
1.5 oz lavender simple syrup (see tips)
0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz sparkling water
Lavender sugar, for rim
Ice
Fresh blueberries and a lavender sprig, for garnish

Instructions

Make lavender simple syrup: bring 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar to a simmer. Add 2 tablespoons dried culinary lavender. Steep 15 minutes, then strain and cool.
Make lavender sugar: pulse 2 tablespoons white sugar with 1 teaspoon dried lavender in a spice grinder.
Rim a wine glass with lavender sugar: wet the rim with lemon juice and dip into the lavender sugar.
Fill the glass with ice.
Combine blueberry juice, lavender simple syrup, and lemon juice. Stir well.
Pour over ice and top with sparkling water.
Garnish with fresh blueberries and a lavender sprig on the rim.

Category: mlb-mocktails

Tags: rockies, mlb, lavender, blueberry, colorado, baseball, purple