Smoke & Fire
The Alchemist's Elixir
Mysterious, Floral, Refined
Color-changing cocktail that transforms from deep purple to pink before your eyes, with butterfly pea flower and elderflower creating a floral, mysterious flavor profile.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Elderflower liqueur (St. Germain)
- ¾ oz Fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz Simple syrup
- 1 tsp Butterfly pea flower tea (steeped and cooled)
- Optional Edible gold flakes for garnish
Instructions
- 1. Steep 1 tsp butterfly pea flowers in ¼ cup hot water for 5 minutes, let cool completely
- 2. Add gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup, butterfly pea tea, and ice to shaker
- 3. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds
- 4. Strain into chilled coupe glass over ice
- 5. Watch the magical color transformation from purple to pink as citrus lowers pH
- 6. Optional: Garnish with edible gold flakes and edible flower
Glassware
Chilled coupe glass or martini glass
Garnish
Edible flower, optional edible gold flakes