As for flavor, butterfly pea flower can add a slightly floral or grassy finish to a cocktail, and Jeffrey likes it best with gin because it “boosts the botanical flavors already in the spirit.” ...

Make the blue ice: Steep loose dried butterfly pea flowers or butterfly pea flower tea bags in hot water according to package directions until liquid turns a bright blue color. Pour brewed tea ...

Empress Gin isn’t the only way to liven up a cocktail. At Frannie & the Fox, beverage operations supervisor Amanda Phelps uses a butterfly pea flower syrup to get that deep purple in its Pardon ...

Since Empress took over every budding mixologist’s For You page, other butterfly pea-based brands have hit shelves, like 1220 Spirits Blue Morpho Gin and McQueen, but Empress 1908 Gin started ...

The Lavender Haze is a gin-based drink. And not just any gin, either. Empress gets its unique indigo color from butterfly pea blossom, a flower, the company says, that has a “warm herbal ...

When neat, Ink Gin’s pH sensitive butterfly pea flowers, sourced from India, make the infusion deep blue. Add tonic water though, and it changes to pink. Kept under wraps during development ...

Another is Empress 1908 Indigo gin, with the distinguishing characteristic of a vibrant purplish-blue infusion of butterfly pea flower. Both of these gins clock in just under $40. For something ...

but I doubt nearly as many gin fans and cocktail wonks would be able to name that particular information off hand. What matters is that color, achieved through the use of butterfly pea flowers ...