Cotton Candy Grape Gin Cocktail & Butterfly Pea Granita

Name: Cotton Candy Grape Gin Cocktail & Butterfly Pea Granita
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 tbsp butterfly pea flowers; 0.33 cup sugar; 1 lb cotton candy grapes cleaned; 2 lemons; 0.5 cup water; 1.5 oz gin; 2 oz grape sour juice; 0.5 oz elderflower liqueur (St.Germain); to taste Granita

Serves 1

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Cotton Candy Grape Gin Cocktail & Butterfly Pea Granita

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add the water for the granita to a saucepan with the butterfly pea flowers and sugar.
2Bring to a simmer and turn off.
3Let it cool completely.
4Strain into a 1/8th pan and throw in the freezer until solid.
5Add the grapes to a blender with the water and lemon juice.
6Blend until smooth.
7Strain well.
8Using a fork, shred the granita until fluffy.
9Add everything for the cocktail to a shaker or cocktail glass with ice and mix well.
10Fill a glass with granita and add the cocktail on top.

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 tbsp butterfly pea flowers
0.33 cup sugar
1 lb cotton candy grapes cleaned
2 lemons
0.5 cup water
1.5 oz gin
2 oz grape sour juice
0.5 oz elderflower liqueur (St.Germain)
to taste Granita

Equipment

saucepan1/8th panblendershaker or cocktail glassfork

Tips

The butterfly pea flower is blue but when you add acid it turns purple.

Cotton Candy Grape Gin Cocktail & Butterfly Pea Granita

Serves 1

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Cotton Candy Grape Gin Cocktail & Butterfly Pea Granita

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add the water for the granita to a saucepan with the butterfly pea flowers and sugar.
2Bring to a simmer and turn off.
3Let it cool completely.
4Strain into a 1/8th pan and throw in the freezer until solid.
5Add the grapes to a blender with the water and lemon juice.
6Blend until smooth.
7Strain well.
8Using a fork, shred the granita until fluffy.
9Add everything for the cocktail to a shaker or cocktail glass with ice and mix well.
10Fill a glass with granita and add the cocktail on top.