Butterfly Pea G & T
Recipe Curated by Mills & Franks
Category
Cocktails
Servings
1
We served this beautiful cocktail at a special Mother's Day High Tea at Terrara House. The butterfly pea adds a special magic, as it changes from purple to blue when added to the gin and is also delicious!
Ingredients
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30ml Gin (we used Citrus Gin from Old Salt Distillery)
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15ml Lemon Juice
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60ml Butterfly Pea Tea (Chilled)
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Tonic Water
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Butterfly Pea Flowers
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Large Ice Cube Mould
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Glass Jug or Teapot for brewing tea
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Juicer
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Old Fashioned Glass
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Stirrer
Equipment
Directions
Prepare ice cubes by adding a Butterfly Pea flower to water in a large ice cube mould.
Brew Butterfly Pea tea - Infuse 1 teaspoon of flowers to 1 cup of boiling water. Allow to infuse for 3 -5 minutes and strain. Refrigerate to cool.
Add the ice cubes to a tumbler, then add the gin, lemon juice and tonic water to 3/4 full. Give it a little swirl.
Top with the butterly pea tea and watch it change colour!
