Aquarian Martini

Name: Aquarian Martini
Ingredients: 1 oz Citadel French Gin; 1/2 oz Butterfly Pea Flower Tea; 1 ea Dry Vermouth Rinse; 30-40 drop(s) Blackberry Brandy

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By The Flippin Mixologist

Submitted on: February 6, 2023

Spirit Forward

Themed

The season of Aquarius is a favorite of mine because my favorite person is an Aquarius. My love is the epitome of Aquarian— independent, intelligent, creative, unique, and refuses to be put into a category. Her favorite drink is a dirty gin martini, so I wanted to start there, but she told me that when I made an Aquarius cocktail, it had to be unexpected; that is something that all Aquarians have in common. So, here we go. French gin that has such an airy quality to the citrus notes that it al...

Ingredients

1 oz
Citadel French Gin

1/2 oz
Butterfly Pea Flower Tea

1 ea
Dry Vermouth Rinse

30-40 drop(s)
Blackberry Brandy

Tools

jigger
mixing glass
bar spoon
dropper
strainer

Instructions

Garnish

lemon peel

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Estimated strength

About 22% ABV (estimate)

By The Flippin Mixologist

At-home mixologist

Teacher, stage actor, audiobook narrator, and at- home mixologist. I spent my early teaching years bartending in the summers. I love making drinks for people. I love the ritual of it. I like to make the classics, do my own riffs on classics, and create brand new cocktails. I really enjoy trying to make a drink that symbolizes a person or character. ...

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Stir gin and tea with ice until cold. Spritz or rinse glass with vermouth and strain in. Using a dropper, drop in your brandy a drop at a time to enjoy the ripple effect it creates as it sinks to the bottom. If you don’t have a dropper, that’s fine— use your bar spoon and pour slowly down the twist to let it drip off the end into the glass. Finally, express your lemon over the top and garnish. Enjoy! Note: you can use a BLP-infused gin like Empress 1908,but as good as Empress gin is, it doesn’t...

Editor's Note

Citadelle gin provides an airy citrus base, while a blackberry brandy float creates a striking visual ripple. A delicate, spirit-forward riff on the classic martini.

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