Empress Gin Cocktail
These Empress gin cocktails are beautiful, delicious, and are a perfect summer party drink. The layered look is easy to make, but your guests will be in awe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup ice cubes or enough to fill glass
- ½ cup pink lemonade
- ¾ oz. Blue Curacao
- 1 oz. Empress Gin
- ½ oz. Creme de Violette
- Pineapple wedges maraschino cherries, orange slices, or lime slices to garnish
Instructions
- Fill glass with ice.
- Add pink lemonade to the glass.
- Slowly pour the Blue Curacao over an upside down spoon to direct the blue liquor down the side of the glass.
- In a separate dish, combine Empress gin and creme de violette.
- Pour the gin mixture slowly over an upside down spoon resting against the side of the glass as you did with the blue curacao.
- Garnish with tropical fruit, as you wish.
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Notes
- Even though most cocktails like this one use a simple syrup, I like the Blue Curacao for the look and the amount of sweetness. If you didn't have any on hand you can use a homemade simple syrup recipe, the drink just won't be as blue.
- We prefer to use a straight sided glass so we can see all three layers. However, you could use champagne flutes or a martini glass, it will just mix and will not look the same.
- Do not add the ingredients to a cocktail shaker. They will mix together and won't look nearly as pretty.
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 18g | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.01mg
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