According to pantone.com, “Ultra Violet suggests the mysteries of the cosmos, the intrigue of what lies ahead, and the discoveries beyond where we are now.” We’ve created this fun drink to welcome 2018 with limitless possibilities. This Pantone color of the year inspired cocktail is shimmery, citrus, tart, and spirit forward. Swirl the cocktail pick and the liquid would look magical.
Ingredients:
- 60 ml blue pea infused gin (Bombay Sapphire)
- 5 ml Malibu rum
- 20 ml grapefruit juice
- 5 ml fresh lemon juice (adjust if depending on the lemon fruit)
- 15 ml sugar syrup (adjust sweetness if necessary)
- a pinch of violet luster
How to Infuse Gin with Blue Pea Flower:
- In a 300 ml bottle container, add 20 pieces blue pea flower and let it infuse overnight until the liquid turns blue.
How to make Blue Pea Flower round ice:
- In a round molder, add cooled boiled water, drop in 1 blue pea flower and freeze in the refrigerator.
Directions:
- Add all ingredients in a shaker, add ice, and shake until chilled.
- In a martini glass put the blue pea herb ice, and strain in the blue cocktail.
- Garnish with grapefruit peel tied in a cocktail pick.
