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Darcy's London Blue

Inspired by Something Blue

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz gin
  • 0.5 oz butterfly pea flower syrup
  • 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz elderflower liqueur
  • 3 oz tonic water
  • Lemon wheel

Instructions

  1. 1Combine gin, butterfly pea flower syrup, lemon juice, and elderflower liqueur in a shaker with ice
  2. 2Shake for 12 seconds and strain into a highball glass over fresh ice
  3. 3Top with tonic water and stir gently — as the citrus touches the blue it will shift purple
  4. 4The color-changing effect is appropriately dramatic for Darcy
  5. 5Hold the glass to the light to appreciate the blue-to-violet gradient
  6. 6Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim and a single edible blue violet flower

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Disclaimer: Drink responsibly. This is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Never drink and drive.