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    The Blue Giraffe
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    The Blue Giraffe

    Blue curaçao gin fizz with butterfly pea flower, lemon & edible glitter

    For the girl who convinced her classmates blue giraffes were real

    Why this cocktail? Dahlia's tribe was the Blue Giraffes — she learned that impossible things become real if you believe hard enough.

    The Story

    Dahlia El Gazzar's childhood tribe was called the 'Blue Giraffes' — where she learned that if you believe hard enough and explain well enough, impossible things become real. This electric-blue gin fizz, made with butterfly pea flower that shifts color when you add citrus, captures the magic of seeing what others can't yet imagine.

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    Prep: 5 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 2 oz gin
    • 0.5 oz blue curaçao
    • 0.5 oz butterfly pea flower syrup
    • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
    • Soda water
    • Edible glitter

    Preparation

    1. 1.Shake gin, blue curaçao, pea flower syrup, and lemon with ice.
    2. 2.Strain into a tall glass over ice.
    3. 3.Top with soda water — watch the color shift.
    4. 4.Add edible glitter and stir once.