Purple Haze
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Intro
Remember my Dita’s Granita (a boozy semi-frozen treat) recipe? This is the same basic ingredients but reformatted as a true cocktail!
If you’re not already familiar, the lovely purple color comes from butterfly pea flower tea, which you can brew hot or cold brew overnight. It is naturally a stunning blue color but if you add any citrus to it, it turns into a cool purple color!
On a last quick note, I’ve added two ways to make this recipe: with ice and without ice. The version without ice will be more like a martini and boozier (duh lol), although still well-balanced; the version with ice will be more sessional and is the perfect refreshing drink on a hot day.
What You'll Need
Prep time up to 24 hours if cold brewing the butterfly pea flower tea
For the butterfly pea flower tea (enough for 8 cocktails):
1 cup water
1½ TBSP loose butterfly pea flowers
For each cocktail:
1 fresh shiso leaf
Handful of fresh cucumber chunks or slices
1 oz prepared butterfly pea flower tea
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz St. Germain
1 oz London dry gin (I used Sipsmith brand)
Garnish: fresh full shiso leaves + lemon wheel
Instructions
First, make the butterfly pea flower tea by either:
Adding the flowers to the water and steeping in the fridge overnight (cold brew method)
Boiling the water, adding the flowers, and letting cool (boiling method)
For each cocktail:
To a cocktail mixing glass, add the cucumber and then the fresh shiso leaf; muddle these ingredients well first
Add in the rest of the ingredients except the garnish and standard ice; mix well with a bar spoon (for at least 20 seconds)
Options for enjoying:
To enjoy without ice: spank a full fresh shiso leaf and place into a chilled coupe so that part of the leaf peaks over the rim of the glass; strain and pour the cocktail into this chilled coupe and add a lemon wheel as the final garnish
To enjoy with ice: spank a full fresh shiso leaf and place into a double rocks glass so that part of the leaf peaks over the rim of the glass; add one large (1½ - 2 inch) ice cube; strain and pour the cocktail into this chilled coupe and add a lemon wheel as the final garnish
Both options (without ice in the taller coupe on the left and with ice in the double rocks glass to the right) shown here
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