Butterflies in Flight

Name: Butterflies in Flight
Ingredients: 1.75 oz Plymouth Gin; .75 oz Lime Juice; .75 oz Ancho Reyes Verde Poblano; .5 oz Simple Syrup; .25 oz Absinthia Absinthe Bleue; .25 oz Crème De Banane; 1 ea Egg White

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By Melissa Hoyle

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Submitted on: March 2, 2024

Refreshing

Spirit Forward

A blue absinthe??? The beautiful color of Absinthia’s Bleue absinthe comes from butterfly pea flowers. It’s a large climbing plant with the most beautiful blue flowers. I’m actually trying to grow some this year 😍! The absinthe has a lovely flavor, not very strong on the anise notes, although it is present and recognizable. This cocktail is a riff on a Death & Co. cocktail, I added an egg white, swapped out a green chile vodka for the Ancho Reyes, and adjusted the ratios a bit. It’s quite delic...

Ingredients

1.75 oz
Plymouth Gin

.75 oz
Lime Juice

.75 oz
Ancho Reyes Verde Poblano

.5 oz
Simple Syrup

.25 oz
Absinthia Absinthe Bleue

.25 oz
Crème De Banane

1 ea
Egg White

Instructions

Garnish

Butterfly pea flowers

Build

Dry Shake

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 21% ABV (estimate)

By Melissa Hoyle

Bartender

Hi there! I've been a bartender at the same restaurant for over 10 years. My favorite spirits to work with are rum (love a good tiki drink!), gin and amaros. I love to garden and I often use the herbs and produce I grow to make syrups and infusions. Cheers y'all! ...