Scorpio Season

Name: Scorpio Season
Ingredients: 1 oz Butterfly Pea Flower Syrup; 2 oz Vodka; 1 oz Apricot Brandy; 1/2 oz Blood Orange Juice; 1/2 oz Cranberry

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By The Flippin Mixologist

Submitted on: November 12, 2022

Essentials

Seasonal

It’s Scorpio Season, and the intensity is real ✨ It’s the darkest, most glamorous, and most sinister time of the year! Scorpio season runs from about October 23 to November 22. It offers all of us a chance to look at what’s going on underneath, our shadow side, and at our own (and others’) complexities and depths 🌚 Scorpio is often expected to be a fire sign, but it is actually a water sign—so I made a deep blue bottom covered by fire colors above—yellow, orange, and red are also Scorpio’s lu...

Ingredients

1 oz
Butterfly Pea Flower Syrup

2 oz
Vodka

1 oz
Apricot Brandy

1/2 oz
Blood Orange Juice

1/2 oz
Cranberry

Tools

shaker
jigger

Instructions

Garnish

orange wedge, cherry, and straw

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Hurricane

Estimated strength

About 19% 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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Scorpio Season 1 oz butterfly pea flower syrup 2 oz vodka (use a nice one) 1 oz apricot brandy 1/2 oz blood orange juice (regular orange is good too) 1/2 oz cranberry juice For your juices, use unsweetened and pulp-free for a smooth, even cocktail. Add your butterfly pea flower syrup to a hurricane glass, then fill it almost to the top with crushed ice. Crushed ice helps to properly fuse the flavors and keep the layers. Add ice to your larger shaker and set the smaller one inside to chill bo...

Editor's Note

A layered, Sex on the Beach riff built for its striking visuals. Butterfly pea flower syrup creates a deep blue base, while apricot brandy and blood orange deliver a potent, fruity punch on top.

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Crafted Pour

14 October 2026

This sounds like a fantastic, thematic cocktail! Do you happen to have the recipe for your butterfly pea flower syrup so others can try making this at home?