Red White and Blue Cocktail

Red white and blue cocktails are not just for 4th of July parties, especially when they’re this delicious! Most layered cocktails that I’ve seen are absolute sugar bombs. Layers of heavy ingredients that are all style and no substance. This is not your typical party cocktail! 

RED: Watermelon juice. You could also use watermelon purée (which is just a fancy way of saying: throw some watermelon chunks in a blender and pour). Either works great!

WHITE: I used Pellegrino here. Any sparkling or soda water will do. You can even try tonic… I personally don’t like tonic water, but you do you! 

BLUE: Empress Gin. This butterfly pea flower infused gin is naturally a beautiful blue color, and the perfect pairing for this patriotic cocktail! Often you’ll see Blue Curaçao used for something like this, and I’m here to put an end to that nonsense. Down with Blue Curaçao! 

RED WHITE AND BLUE COCKTAIL

• 1.5oz Watermelon Juice

• 2oz Soda Water

• 1.5oz to 2oz Empress Gin

• 0.5oz Simple Syrup 

• 0.5oz Lemon Juice (Half of one Lemon)

We are building this cocktail in the glass! For layer one, add the watermelon juice, simple syrup and lemon juice to the glass. Now, fill the glass to the brim with crushed ice. For layer two, add your soda water. Slowly add the Empress Gin on top for layer three. 

For serving the cocktail, we of course want to see the layers! But for drinking, I would recommend stirring the cocktail up to really get a feel for all of the flavors. 

NOTE FOR A NON ALCOHOLIC VERSION (or mocktail, but I hate that term). You can replace the Empress Gin with Butterfly Pea Flower tea.