Color Changing Gin Cocktail – Fit Foodie Finds

We’ve dubbed this unicorn gin cocktail the drink of the summer season over right here at Match Foodie Finds! It’s a magic color-changing cocktail that goes from purple to pink with the squeeze of a lemon.

Prepare for this crowd-pleasing summer season cocktail recipe we’ve been making on repeat for the previous few months! You’ll mix a yummy natural tea with gin and easy syrup, pour it into cocktail glasses after which end off with a squeeze of lemon (that is the key sauce!), which causes the drink to vary from a purple to a pink shade. It’s not a Harry Potter spell, however you wager your family and friends will assume it’s simply as cool 😋

 In case you are on the lookout for extra cocktail recipes to serve alongside these attractive gin cocktails, try our Hibiscus Arnold Palmer Drink, Honey Greyhound Cocktails, or one among these Sex on the Beach Slushies. FUN.

Unicorn Gin Cocktail Components

• Blackberry-raspberry hibiscus tea by Bigelow: we suggest this particular tea for essentially the most drastic shade altering drink. Any natural tea will technically work, however this tea is vibrant in shade, which implies it’s going to create a extra noticeable change in shade with the squeeze of a lemon.
• Gin: the upper high quality gin, the higher it’s going to style! We love Prairie Natural Gin 😀 
• Easy syrup: be happy to make use of store-bought or make your own with our recipe!  
• Orange bitters: any citrus bitters will do.
• Lemon wedges: don’t skip these! It’s what’s going to change your drink shade from purple to pink.
• Mint: contemporary mint leaves make for a beautiful garnish.

What makes it change shade?

Natural tea can change shade when citrus is added as a result of the citrus will increase the tea’s acidity. This modifications the pH ranges of the tea’s components, and can lead to a shade change of the tea itself when it’s a vibrant sufficient shade.

Selecting the Greatest Tea

In terms of selecting tea for this drink, you want to be sure it’s an natural tea since that’s what causes the chemical response that modifications the colour of the liquid. BUT we are going to say, it’s greatest to go along with a vibrant coloured tea like raspberry or blackberry or hibiscus tea. And that’s precisely why we selected this Bigelow raspberry blackberry hibiscus tea — it makes for a vibrant coloured drink and likewise essentially the most drastic shade change with the squeeze of a lemon. It actually will change from purple to pink like in these pictures!

Make it Non-Alcoholic

This can be a nice drink to serve in order for you one thing that may be simply accommodated for an NA possibility. Merely omit the gin or substitute 1:1 for an additional clear liquid like glowing water. Simply keep away from any coloured liquid as a result of it’s going to affect the colour altering high quality of this drink!

Unicorn Gin Cocktail Recipe

We’ve dubbed this unicorn gin cocktail the drink of the summer over here at Fit Foodie Finds! It’s a magic color-changing cocktail that goes from purple to pink with the squeeze of a lemon.

Prep:8 minutes minutes

Total:8 minutes minutes

Fat 0.1

Carbs 6

Protein 0.2

Ingredients

• 8 oz. blackberry-raspberry hibiscus tea by Bigelow
• 12 oz. gin
• 1 tablespoon simple syrup
• ½ teaspoon orange bitters any citrus bitters will do
• 4 lemon wedges
• Mint for garnish

Tips & Notes

• You can use your favorite herbal tea, but we highly recommend using blackberry, and raspberry hibiscus tea.
• We used Grey Whale Gin. The higher quality gin you use, the better.

Nutrition facts

Calories: 218kcal Carbohydrates: 6g Protein: 0.2g Fat: 0.1g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 4g

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