Attn Swifties: We’ve Got the Recipe for Lavender Haze Lemonade, AKA the Signature Cocktail of the Eras Tour

The way I see it, we all fit into one of two categories right now: the people who survived the great war of getting Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, and the people that didn’t. If you fall into that first category, then this is me trying to be happy for you. You better be singing “The Lucky One” with your whole chest. If you fall into the second, welcome to the club. It’s going to be a cruel summer for us. But at least we have TikTok live streams to keep us functioning.

If you identify as a Swiftie on SwiftTok, chances are the algorithm has been serving you plenty of content from inside the shows ever since the tour began, in ahem, Era-zona, back in mid-March. Generous concert-goers have shared videos of the merch stands, the stadium setups, the many impressive fan-made outfits, and so much more. Another important part of the tour experience that’s been shared? The Taylor-inspired drinks available at the concert venues.

From the looks of it, there are two signature cocktails that appear to be available at many of the shows: Bad Blood Sangria and Lavender Haze Lemonade. The latter, which is a gorgeous shade of purple and named after the first track on Midnights, has been blowing TF up on social media (I mean, just look at the Twitter mentions), and for good reason. Not only is it freakin’ adorable, but it’s also a yummy, somewhat fruity take on a refreshing gin and tonic. And we found out how to make it.

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We got the official recipe for the drink from the official Swift City bar menu (yes, this is all v official!!!) from Empress 1908 Gin, the spirit that gives Lavender Haze Lemonade its majestic color. (In case you were wondering, the purple hue comes from butterfly pea blossom, an indigo-colored flower that gives the gin some herbal flavor.) The recipe is as follows:

Lavender Haze Lemonade

Makes 1 cocktail

• 1.5 oz Empress gin
• 1.5 oz falernum liqueur
• 1.5 oz ounce lemon juice
• 3 dashes of rhubarb bitters
• Elderflower tonic water

1. Add gin, falernum, then lemon juice (in that order) to a shaker.

2. Add bitters, a handful of ice, and shake roughly for five seconds.

3. Pour into a rocks glass, fill the glass with ice, then top it off with tonic.

4. Stir and garnish with a lemon peel after expressing the peel around the rim of your glass.

Empress 1908 Gin

John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum

ReaLemon 100% Lemon Juice

Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters

Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water (4 Pack)

Yum, amirite!? So fancy! So chic! However, I’m sure many of you looked at that recipe and thought “wtf is falernum?” and “I don’t even know where to look for rhubarb bitters.” And that’s totally fair—my local Trader Joe’s likely doesn’t sell elderflower tonic water, either. That’s why I’m coming atchu with another recipe for Lavender Haze Lemonade—and this one is a lot simpler. It’s not the *official* recipe that you’d find on tour, but it’s a hell of a lot easier to make at home, and has ingredients that are muuuuch less hard to find.

This one is also the brainchild of Empress 1908 Gin, so you can rest assured that it tastes pretty darn similar, and is pretty darn delicious. Behold:

Empress Lavender Haze

Makes 1 cocktail

• 2 oz Empress 1908 Gin
• 1 oz lavender honey syrup
• 2 oz lemonade
• 1 lavender sprig (for garnish)

1. Fill a stemless wine glass with crushed ice.

2. Shake lemonade and syrup in a shaker with ice and strain into the glass.

3. Layer Empress 1908 Gin on top and add more crushed ice.

4. Garnish with a lavender sprig.

Empress 1908 Gin

Yes Cocktail Co. Lavender Honey Cocktail Mixer

Uncle Matt’s Organic Lemonade

Jovvily Dried Lavender

Now that you’ve got both recipes in your back pocket, it’s up to you to decide which one you’re going to whip up for you and your fellow Swifties (because, obviously, you have no choice but to make it now).

If you’re a proud Eras Tour ticket holder, I think you just found your new pre-show bev. And if you’re not, well, cheers to drowning our sorrows! There’s always the next era…

Associate Lifestyle Editor

Hannah Chubb is the associate lifestyle editor at Cosmopolitan, covering all things home, travel, food, health, career, and more. She spends pretty much every hour of every day curating the internet for the best new products, trends, and travel destinations. You can typically find her looking for houses she can’t afford on Zillow or Airbnb, planning her next meal before she gets to the restaurant, or taking all of the Justin Bieber classes over and over and over again on Peloton. Follow her on Instagram.