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The Empress Recipe

Name: The Bourbon Bar at 501 Primes THE EMPRESS Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Empress Indigo gin (or other butterfly-pea/indigo gin); 0.75 oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur; 0.75 oz Fresh lemon juice; 0.5 oz Simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water); 6 cubes Ice (for shaking and serving); 1 to taste Lemon twist or wheel (garnish)

Inspired by The Bourbon Bar at 501 Prime

Time10m

Serves1

Empress Indigo, St. Germain, Lemon Juice, Simple

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz Empress Indigo gin (or other butterfly-pea/indigo gin)3/4 oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur3/4 oz Fresh lemon juice1/2 oz Simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water)6 cubes Ice (for shaking and serving)1 to taste Lemon twist or wheel (garnish)

Method

Cocktail

Prepare and chill

If desired, chill a coupe or martini glass by filling it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail. Alternatively, place the glass in the freezer for a few minutes.

Measure and combine

Add 2 oz Empress Indigo gin, 0.75 oz St. Germain, 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice, and 0.5 oz simple syrup into a cocktail shaker.

Add ice and shake

Fill the shaker with ice (approximately 4–6 medium cubes). Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker feels cold and slightly frosty. This both chills and dilutes the drink to proper balance.

Prepare glass

Dump the ice water from the chilled glass (if you chilled it). If not chilling, you can place a coupe or martini glass nearby.

Double strain and serve

Strain the cocktail through a fine-mesh strainer into the chilled coupe or martini glass to remove small ice shards and pulp from the lemon juice for a clean appearance.

Garnish

Express a lemon twist over the drink to release oils, then drop it into or rest it on the rim. Alternatively, float a thin lemon wheel on the surface. Serve immediately.