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To me there is something pleasing about getting layered cocktails served. I think the visual appearance makes it fun and vibrant.
I often use Butterfly pea flower infused gin, when I make layered cocktails. You can infuse any type of clear liquid with these flowers to obtain the colour, or you can buy one of the well-known gin brands which makes them.
If you are looking in the purple / blue scale of colours to serve in layers, you can also look after blue curacao which comes in both liqueur and syrup or “Iovem liqour” (used in one of the recipes below).
If you decide to build your own cocktail in layers, always think about densities, because it will decide what liquid goes on top or bottom.
Butterfly pea flower also reacts to acidity, making it change colour, keep that in mind if you add something that is sour / contains acidity like lemon or lime. To see the effect, I recommend a “magical” Gin & tonic with butterfly infused gin, the gin will change colour once you add the tonic.
I have provided a handful of layered cocktails including a guide on: How to infuse gin with butterfly pea flower.
HOW TO INFUSE GIN WITH BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER:
1: Pour 0.7L gin in a container, add 10 butterfly pea flowers.
2: Save the empty gin bottle for later.
3: Stir every hour to the colour is how you prefer, takes 3-4 hours.
4: Strain the infused gin into the empty bottle with a funnel.
5: Now you have infused your own gin, ready to serve, enjoy!

Brand meister
- 50 ml gin BPF infused (floated)
- 20 ml fresh organic lemon juice
- 20 ml Lillet blanc
- 15 ml elderflower liqueur
- 1 bar spoon simple syrup
- Cucumber 1 slice, 2 mint leaves
Method: Muddle cucumber & mint, shake with ice. Double strain into a chilled glass with ice, float with gin
Garnish: Cucumber, mint & dehydrated lemon

Lille GT
- 40 ml gin BPF infused (floated)
- 10 ml lillet blanc
- 10 ml homemade elderflower cordial
- Indian tonic
Method: Build in a chilled glass. Add lillet and elderflower cordial – stir. Add ice, top with tonic, float with gin
Garnish: Dehydrated lemon & butterfly pea flowers

Lightning
- 30 ml aged apple brandy
- 30 ml scotch
- 25 ml Iovem liqour (floated)
- 25 ml fresh organic lemon juice
- 20 ml homemade demerara syrup
- Dash abbotts bitters
Method: Shake with crushed ice & pour into a chilled glass, top with more crushed ice and float with liqour
Garnish: Dehydrated apple, slice of ginger & glass straw

G&V GT
- 40 ml BPF infused gin (floated)
- 10 ml white vermouth
- 10 ml grapefruit liqueur
- Dash grapefruit bitters
- Peach tonic
Method – Build in a chilled glass. Add vermouth, grapefruit liqueur and bitters – stir. Add ice, top with tonic, float with gin
Garnish – Dehydrated grapefruit & rosemary

Rooftop pool
- 50 ml BPF infused gin (floated)
- 25 ml fresh organic lemon juice
- 20 ml pineapple cordial homemade
- 15 ml amaretto
Method: Shake with ice & double strain into a chilled glass with ice, float with gin
Garnish: Pineapple lolly & flower
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