Chocolates are a good bet for Valentines Day but GIN is a sure thing! The sweet herbaceous combination of blueberry and basil make this French 75 so delicious. And this fabulous color comes from the gin itself. Empress 1908 starts off a deep blue/violet color.
During the distillation process, it is infused with a vibrantly tinted butterfly pea blossom, which creates a distinctive indigo blue hue. With the addition of citrus or tonic (acid or base) this gin is transformed from its indigo blue hue to a monarch purple or a rose petal pink.
I am in no way affiliated with a company and I am not endorsing it in anyway. I simply tried it out and thought it made a pretty awesome cocktail.
VALENTINE’S DAY COCKTAIL ROUND UP
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Blueberry Basil French 75
Ingredients
4–6 blueberries
2-3 leaves of basil
1.5 oz gin
3/4 oz lemon juice
3-4 oz Prosecco
1/2 oz simple syrup
Instructions
Muddle blueberries and basil w/ simple syrup in a shaker
Add gin and lemon juice
Shake
Double strain in glass
top with prosecco
Check them all out on Instagramand find their recipe links below
Chocolate Martini from @anothertablespoon
Grapefruit Rosemary Moscow Mule from @whitekitchenredwine
Lemon Flora Gin Sour from @straightfromthehipsbaby
Raspberry Rosé and Balsamic Bubbly from @dessociointhekitchen
Raspberry Martini from @theperksofbeingus
Earl Grey French 75 @nibblennest
