Unicorn Cocktail
An absurdly-colorful cocktail that combines tequila and gin, this fun cocktail is over-the-top in the best way possible. It's not quite a margarita and not quite a gimlet... it's a unicorn that magically does both!
Ingredients
- Pinch of blue spirulina
- Dash of hot water
- Small handful of raspberries
- 1.5 oz blanco tequila
- 2 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 0.5 oz agave, or to taste
- 1 oz Empress 1908 Gin
- Fresh raspberries, blueberries, and/or blackberries for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing cup or glass, combine the blue spirulina with a dash of hot water and mix well until the spirulina has dissolved fully. Let it sit until it cools down.
- In your serving glass, add the raspberries and muddle them until they break apart and release their colorful juice.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the tequila, lime juice, agave, and dissolved blue spirulina and shake well with ice. (Hint: if this is your first time working with blue spirulina, add it gradually so that you can see how the color develops; you want a delicate blue, not dark navy!).
- Add a few large ice cubes to your serving glass, on top of the raspberries.
- Gently pour the margarita over the ice, being careful not to disturb the raspberries too much.
- Very gently, float the Empress 1908 Gin on top of the blue layer.
- Garnish with a few fresh berries.
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