The blueberry G&T is basically a traditional gin and tonic, just made with blueberry gin. A little lime juice, homemade blueberry gin, tonic, and a few ice cubes and you have a sure cure for the blues. (I am not above bad puns and vague references.)
So you may remember from my last post that I was dabbling in the art of alcohol infusions. You may also remember that I promised you recipes. Well, here are the first (blue) fruits of my labor: Blueberry G&T and Blueberry French 75. The blueberry G&T is basically a traditional gin and tonic, just made with blueberry gin. A little lime juice, homemade blueberry gin, tonic, and a few ice cubes and you have a sure cure for the blues. (I am not above bad puns and vague references.) A French 75 is a completely different cocktail altogether, using gin and champagne as the base with a little lemon juice thrown in to liven things up. It is a classic cocktail that I used to order all the time at Bastille in Seattle when my friends and I would go out for late happy hour. But I'm not content to leave well enough alone and decided to up the ante on this one. My mom and I recently came across some beautiful blueberry sugar in a little spice shop in downtown Breckenridge. I was going to use it as a topper for scones, but this seemed like an acceptable application. I rimmed the glasses by dipping it first in lemon juice and then in the blueberry sugar. I poured the leftover lemon juice, about a teaspoon, into the glass followed by blueberry gin and topped with champagne. I found that my champagne masked the flavour of the blueberry gin a bit, so if you are going to try this one at home I recommend using a generous amount of gin and a fairly light and sweet champagne. You could probably even use a sparkling white wine, but what do I know. The only alcohol I like being picky with is beer. But it is truly a delightful drink and I highly recommend it, especially if you need a signature reddish-purple drink to match party colours or something.
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