Cocktail Specials by Top Bartenders
Special and out-of-the-ordinary creations with Lav'a Belle from outstanding bartenders.
Lav'a Belle Champagne Cocktail
The drink
A creation by Sven Goller of the bar "Das Schwarze Schaf" in Bamberg for Breuninger Nürnberg – served in the confiserie there as the "Breuninger Spritz Royal". Lav'a Belle combined with balanced notes of sweet orange and fresh Verjus.
Ingredients
- 3 cl Lav'a Belle
- 3 cl Verjus (or extra-dry white vermouth)
- 5 cl Cointreau
- 15 cl champagne
- Orange wedge (optional)
Preparation
Pour Lav'a Belle, Verjus and Cointreau into a chilled coupe and top up with chilled champagne. Garnish with an orange wedge, if you like. Alternatively, use white vermouth instead of Verjus (slightly sweeter).
Lavender Garden
The drink
This creation by Armin Mayer, Ritzi Stuttgart, unites vermouth, gin and Lav'a Belle in a harmonious combination in which all the components merge into one full-bodied composition.
Ingredients
- 3 cl Lav'a Belle
- 2 cl dry gin
- 2 cl rosé vermouth
- 1 cl fresh lemon juice
- 1 cl cane sugar syrup
- Dried orange slice (optional)
Preparation
Shake all the ingredients vigorously with ice and strain into a pre-chilled coupette without ice. Garnish with dried orange peel, if you like.
La Vie est Belle
The drink
Adrienne Peters of the Sands Bar in Hamburg wins us over with this combination of tequila and lavender notes – fresh and floral at once.
Ingredients
- 2 cl Lav'a Belle
- 4 cl white tequila
- 1.5 cl lavender syrup
- 1 cl fresh lime juice
- 0.5 cl cane sugar syrup
- Lemon zest (optional)
Preparation
Shake all the ingredients vigorously with ice and strain over fresh ice cubes into a large liqueur glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon zest, if you like.
First Word Twist
The drink
Created by Clemens Dietrich at Dietrich's in Lübeck: the combination of three aperitif styles makes for a wonderfully bitter-floral cocktail.
Ingredients
- 2 cl Lav'a Belle
- 2 cl vermouth
- 2 cl Aperol
- 2 cl fresh lemon juice
- Orange zest
Preparation
Shake all the ingredients vigorously with ice and strain into a pre-chilled coupe without ice cubes. Garnish with fresh orange zest.
Lav'a Belle Spuma
The drink
This Spuma by Mathias Volz of Paul & George Stuttgart makes an outstanding topping for all sorts of drinks – and desserts, too.
Ingredients for one litre
- 500 ml Lav'a Belle
- 200 ml Crème de Violette
- 300 ml cloudy apple juice
- 60 g espuma powder
Preparation
Blend all the ingredients until smooth and fill the mixture into a cream siphon.
