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a gin cocktail with a dash of purple

Violet Collins Cocktail


  • Author: Justin Matase

Description

A gin cocktail with a dash of purple.


Ingredients

Scale
  • Ice
  • 1/2 oz Crème de Violette
  • 1 1/2 oz gin
  • 3/4 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • 2 oz club soda
  • Blood orange slice for garnish

Instructions

  1. Fill a rocks glass with ice and place in the freezer while you prepare your Violet Collins cocktail.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with 1 1/2 cups of ice, and shake for approximately 15 seconds.
  3. Remove your glass from the freezer and pour the Crème de Violette over the ice into the chilled glass.
  4. Layer the gin mix over the Crème de Violette by slowly straining it into the glass.
  5. Top off with club soda.
  6. Add a slice of blood orange for garnish and enjoy a sippable cocktail with Violet Collins!