![]() ![]() You can get dried whole flowers, or just the flower petals or even crushed flowers. You can get Dried Butterfly Pea Flower Tea (blue pea flowers) from Amazon or Ebay (unless you live in a place where the plant grows naturally). Also note that gin retains the blue color from the outset since it’s not as acidic as vodka and tequila, so it does not require any baking soda. Just add a tiny amount of baking soda at a time, while mixing in between, until you achieve your desired color. You can use this method to change the color of butterfly pea infused vodka/tequila. I measure out the alcohol that I’ll be using, and then use the tiniest amount of baking soda (using a flat skewer), and add it gradually to the vodka/tequila and swirl to get the blue color. I use a very rough titration technique to achieve the color change. One cup of butterfly pea infused vodka, requires less than 1/8th of a teaspoon of baking soda to change to a blue-shade! It’s such a negligible amount that it won’t affect the taste in any way, but it still produces that magical color change we want! But please note that this step is optional, and if you prefer not to add anything to your alcohol, you’re more than welcome to skip this step. The trick is to add just the tiniest amount of baking soda! Baking soda is basic (higher pH), so it raises the pH of your naturally acidic alcohol so that the butterfly pea induced color change becomes ever more prominent. HOWEVER, there’s a simple way to neutralize vodka and tequila and create an even more splendid color change in your color changing cocktails. Since gin is less acidic than vodka and tequila, it’ll retain more of a blue color. You can still use this alcohol for a striking effect, and find that it changes to a beautiful pink when you add lime or lemon juice (making it more acidic). ![]() ![]() ![]() Vodka being the most purple, with gin giving you a more Prussian blue color. So when you infuse butterfly pea into clear spirits like vodka, gin or tequila – you end up with purple-ish alcohol. We already know that butterfly pea / blue pea flower tea turns PURPLE in slightly acidic (low pH) solutions. But there’s a catch – alcohol is naturally acidic. I used the same pH-dependent secret ingredient here (not so secret really) as in my galaxy lemonade slushie to color the alcohol. The “magic” is still mesmerizing to see, and you can go right to THIS POST, for all those color changing cocktail recipes.īut if you stuck around, come on over, I’ve got just the trick for you to WOW your friends and family with magical color changing alcohol, that will knock their socks off! □ If you prefer the easier option – then you can skip the color changing alcohol, and simply use regular alcohol along with the color changing magic ice in your cocktails. If you’re here from Facebook, I definitely recommend watching the video (coming soon!) and reading the information here on making color changing alcohol. And I’ll go through it all, step by step. The more you understand, the easier it’ll be for you to customize your drinks. If you want to make color changing alcohol (not just color changing ice), bear with me because there’s a little bit of science behind the process. Since I published that post, I’ve been getting messages from readers who tried the idea and made their own magic ice and galaxy lemonade slushies and that’s beyond rewarding! □Īnd now I’m ready to switch things up a little, with alcohol! □ I made FOUR amazing, classic cocktails with not only my color changing magic ice, but with COLOR CHANGING ALCOHOL too! How awesome is that? It’s been amazing to see how much you guys loved my Color Changing Magic Ice and Galaxy Lemonade Slushie! The video on Facebook has reached nearly 2 million people now with over 10,000 shares. Just as I promised in my earlier post, I am back with COLOR CHANGING COCKTAILS made with COLOR CHANGING ALCOHOL! □ You only need one neat little trick and a bit of science for a myriad of Magical Color Changing Alcohols that’ll wow your friends and family at your next get-together! Read on to find out how you can make show-stopping cocktails with one secret ingredient! And get the recipes for the color changing cocktails (galaxy cocktails) right here! ![]()
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