Netflix and Swill Cocktail
Thinking of ‘Netflix and Chill’ this weekend? Well, make it Shine! This amazing Moonshine cocktail will bring a little magic. It is a gorgeous drink that changes colors.. and so delicious- you will ‘Swill” and Refill!
Check out our Blue Balls recipe that also uses this tea.
The magic ingredient is this Butterfly Pea Flower Tea. You can purchase this through Amazon. It is all natural and organic. This tea is a gorgeous blue that changes to purple with the acidity of the citrus. If you want to keep your simple syrup blue, you can add 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda. Otherwise, enjoy the color-changing magic!
The Moonshine you can get at your liquor store is not the hair-raising alcohol you get from the still, but it still packs a punch at 100 proof. Vodka is 80 proof by comparison.
Enjoy the ‘Thrill of the Swill’
Color-changing Moonshine Cocktail with Blueberries and Pomegranate seeds
Netflix and Swill
Materials
Magic Color-Changing Simple Syrup
- 1 teabag Butterfly Pea Flower Tea (bags usually come with loose tea)
- 1 ¼ cup water
- 1 cup Sugar
Netflix and Swill Cocktail
- ½ glass Crushed ice
- 1 ½ oz Southernshine Moonshine
- 3 tbsp Magic Color-Changing Simple Syrup
- 2 sprigs Fresh Rosemary
- 1 tbsp Fresh Pomeganate Seeds
- 2 slices lime
- 8 Blueberries
- ½ Fresh lime- squeezed
Instructions
Magic Color-changing Simple Syrup
- Put loose Butterfly Pea Flower in a teabag
- Brew until the tea is dark blue
- Add sugar, and stir until it dissolves
- Let cool
Assemble Netflix and Swill Cocktail
- Fill ⅓ of a tall Highball glass with crushed ice, add 3 Blueberries, Pomegranate seeds, and a Lime slice
- Fill another ⅓ of the glass with ice, and layer in 3 additional Blueberries, Pomegranate seeds, a slice of Lime, and a Rosemary sprig
- Add Magic color-changing simple syrup to the bottom of the Highball glass
- Add Moonshine, and stir
- Add Club soda, 2 inches from the rim
- For dramatic effect, you can squeeze the Lime into the drink in front of your guests, stir and watch the drink go from blue to purple (Alternately, If you stir the top of the drink lightly- the color will change over time)
- Garnish with remaining Blueberries, Pomegranate seeds, and Rosemary sprig
Try our other cocktail with Butterfly Pea Flower Tea