Lady in Blue

sourgin

Yes, the blue is set design more than flavor, and I've made peace with that. Keep the violette and the orange flower water tiny — floral ingredients cross from perfume to soap in about a teaspoon. Pour the curaçao down the side last, or you've made yourself a pond.

Ingredients

• 1½ ozBeefeater gin
• ¼ ozcrème de violette
• ¾ ozfresh lemon juice
• ½ ozsimple syrup
• 3 dropsorange flower water
• —blue curaçao — a slip poured down the side of the glass so it layers on the bottom; not shaken with the rest

Garnish

edible flower petals

Method

Add all ingredients except for the blue curaçao into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Double-strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with edible flower petals. Pour a slip of blue curaçao down the side of the glass so that it layers on the bottom.

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