This Gin and Tonic Punch with lavender is light and refreshing! It’s naturally flavored, and the beautiful purple hue is from butterfly pea flowers. It’s perfect for party punches in spring and summer.
You can also make this beautiful cocktail with Empress gin. Check out more of our favorite gin cocktail recipes, too.
I planted about 15 lavender plants in my yard, and they are all blooming and looking gorgeous! Lavender is one of my favorite scents and flavors, so I like to incorporate it into foods and cocktails as much as I can.
I thought adding a hint of lavender to one of my favorite cocktails would be nice.
Not only does this cocktail have a lavender flavor and scent
Ingredient Notes
Gin – Use a good quality gin.
Dried Organic Lavender – Make sure it’s culinary grade.
Tonic Water – Any tonic water is fine.
Lime Juice – Use fresh lime juice.
Dried Butterfly Pea Tea – Butterfly pea tea comes from blue butterfly pea flowers.
It changes colors based on the pH of whatever it’s mixed with. It will turn purple when mixed with an acid like citrus. When it’s by itself, steeped in hot water, it’s blue. I also made natural blue ice cubes using it.
I also make this fun mermaid cocktail recipe using butterfly pea flowers. It changes colors from purple to blue!
How to Infuse Gin with Lavender
Infusing spirits is a great way to get the natural flavor that you want in alcohol. Herbs, fruit, berries, and even candy all work great for ensuring spirits! For this, I used 2 tablespoons lavender to 1 1/12 cups of gin and 2 tbsp butterfly pea flower.
The longer the lavender sits in the gin, the stronger the taste and smell. For this, you can do anywhere from 5-24 hours.
After 5 hours you will be able to smell and taste the lavender.
Once it’s finished, pour it through a mesh strainer, letting the gin fall into a glass and catching the dried lavender to through away.
Butterfly Pea Flower
Since lavender isn’t strong enough to produce the purple shade I wanted for our cocktail, we infused the lime juice with Butterly Pea Tea! Butterfly pea tea comes from blue butterfly pea flowers.
It changes color based on the pH of whatever it’s mixed with. When it’s mixed with an acid like citrus, it turns purple. When it’s by itself, steeped in hot water, it’s blue. I also made natural blue ice cubes using it.
I also make this fun mermaid cocktail recipe using butterfly pea flowers. It changes colors from purple to blue!
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- Prosecco Punch
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Lavender Gin and Tonic Punch Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups gin
- 2 tbsp dried lavender, food grade
- 4 ounces lime juice , fresh squeezed
- 2 tbsp dried butterfly pea flower
- 32 ounces tonic water
Instructions
- Combine 2 tablespoons lavender to 1 1/12 cups gin. The longer the lavender sits in the gin, the stronger the taste and smell. For this, you can do anywhere from 5-24 hours. After 5 hours you will be able to smell and taste the lavender.
- Once the lavender has infused, add in 2 tbsp butterfly pea flower and let it sit for 10 minutes until it turns a deep shade of blue.
- It will turn purple when the acid is added to it.
- Strain the gin into a large punch bowl and discard the flowers and lavender.
- Add the rest of the ingredients into a punch bowl with 32 ounces of tonic water crushed ice right before serving
Made this for my sister’s birthday and it was delicious and festive!
Does the butterfly tea give it a different taste? Does it taste different while having it vs. not?
If you use just a little, it will not give it a taste. You can also use purple gin to get the color too!
Your cocktail creation is just beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us. I am planning on trying this for Easter. I’m not a huge gin fan, but I’m guessing it would work as a vodka tonic punch? All the instructions stay the same except for swapping out the vodka for the gin? And thanks again for your post.
Thank you! And yes that would work!
Where did you get the punch bowl?
It’s a large vase I use as a punch bowl 🙂
This is absolutely beautiful! Planning a bridal party and I want to make this. I live in Southern CA what is the best type of lavender to plant for use in this punch?
Thank you,
Colleen
Hi! You can really use any type of lavender. I love Spanish and English!!
The lavender tinted the gin, kind of yellow/brown now. Will this affect the beautiful purple color when added now?
It will not if you’re using butterfly pea flowers.
Thanks for sharing! How far ahead of time can I make them?
This looks so good! What a refreshing and unique beverage to share on a hot day!
That is one of the most beautiful drinks I’ve ever seen – stunning!
Wow! This is so pretty and even more refreshing! This blend of flavors is incredible.
What a gorgeous drink! Love it!