Butterfly Pea Luxardo Gin Cocktail
Recipe by Catherine Pla
Makes 1 cocktail
Butterfly Pea Luxardo Gin Cocktail
Luxardo is an Italian maraschino liqueur made from sour Marasca cherries. If you don’t have Luxardo, just infuse a simple syrup (equal parts water and sugar) with butterfly pea powder and lavender.
Butterfly Pea Lavender Infused Luxardo
1⁄4 c Luxardo maraschino liqueur
1⁄2 t culinary lavender
1⁄4 t butterfly pea powder
Cocktail
1 oz butterfly pea lavender infused Luxardo
2 oz gin
1⁄2 oz fresh lemon juice
3 oz prosecco
Infuse the Luxardo with the lavender and butterfly pea powder in a small bowl. Stir well then let steep 15 minutes. Strain.
Make the cocktail by adding the Luxardo and gin to a cocktail shaker half filled with ice. Shake vigorously to combine. Strain into a glass over ice and top off with prosecco. Slowly pour in lemon juice, stir and watch it turn from blue to purple!
Garnish with a slice of lemon and some mint leaves.