Student Created Lemon Lavender Latte

Elias K. - 7th grade

Olive made this drawing to represent the drink she created.

I plopped down on the couch to rest after lunch when a group of 6th graders walked in. They have some beautiful smelling drinks. It smells so good I inhale the amazing scent. A faint smell of lemonade hits my nose. I have to find out what these 6th graders are doing here. I need to taste these drinks. Elias is on the job. 

Before I can get up to ask them what they are doing with these amazing drinks, one of the 6th graders comes up to me and says, “Here you go.” 

Then they hand me a drink that looks like lemonade. This must be the drink I smelled.

I ask, “What is this drink?” 

“It is a Lem-Limeade,” he said.

“I have never heard of this. Did you make it?”

“Yes.”

Here is Henry about to enjoy the drink he created.

Then he goes back to get his presentation ready. I need to find out more about this drink. During the presentation, I take a sip of the drink and it tastes excellent. I clap loudly after the presentation is done. I watch all of the other presentations and sip all of their drinks. I sample a Lemon Lavender Latte, a Strawberry Peach Lemonade, and an Italian Cream Soda. That Lemon Lavender Latte was really good. I have to investigate. Let’s go interview the drinks creators, Henry and Olive.

Where did the idea for this combination come from?

“We started with a Lavender Marigold Latte but we could not find any [marigolds],” Olive explained. Olive and Henry thought to combine lemon with lavender instead, as the flavors represented springtime.

What was your process in developing this drink?

Once they settled on their final ingredients, they started to test it and taste their drink. “We started with orange juice but it took away from the lavender so we got rid of it,” said Henry.

“We tried five times to make this drink perfect,” said Olive. 

Henry interrupted, “Dry zest was the worst. It was sweet and was not fresh. The dry zest had no taste or smell so there was no point in it.”When we put in the dry zest we put in the same amount as the fresh zest and it was too much. The whole pan was covered in zest.”

Olive added, “Pinwheel had all the ingredients we needed to make this drink. We did this because it was the easiest option and it reduced the cost.” 

What have you learned from this experience?

“That it takes a long time to make a drink and get the supplies needed.”

What do you want customers to know about your drink?

“That it was made by Embark students. It is a great option for people [who like] to try new things because lemon and lavender are not common things that go together,” said Henry.

Olive added, “It tasted sweet and you can really taste the lemon!”

The Lemon Lavender Latte is currently selling! Come get it now and see from yourself what an amazing drink these Embark students have created.