May 26

May 26 The Violet Butterfly

I'm obviously still stuck on my honeymoon in Thailand because I can't seem to stay away from making cocktails inspired by our time there. So when Myra, my friend and colleague at work, asked me if I would make a purple cocktail for our agency's Instagram cocktail of the month, I immediately knew what I was going to do...

So taking a few steps back to April when I was in Thailand, Collin and I were introduced to Butterfly Pea tea elixer after one of our amazing Thai massages.

The Butterfly Pea is a vibrant blue colored flower and it's often dried and used in a lot of teas, desserts and used for dyes in Thailand. What's even cooler, is when you add a few drops of lemon juice to it, it turn's violet! And if you didn't think it could get any better, it does, Butterfly Pea is also rich in antioxidants and is said to improve eyesight! It's practically magic! And you feel really cool drinking it because it's a crazy color :) We love it so much, we brought as much as we could so we could bring home with us (little did I know how accessible it is online here in the States).

...I was so excited, I had to make a cocktail with these Butterfly Pea flowers. It has a very delicate taste so I knew vodka was going to have to be the ticket, along with lemon juice to turn it purple. After a few 'test' drinks later, Collin and I got it right and I'm excited to share this exotic cocktail with you.