Welcome To Wonkette Happy Hour, With This Week’s Cocktail, The Blue Horizon! Bartender Hooper presents the Blue Horizon, a visually appealing and aromatic spring cocktail featuring Empress 1908 Indigo Gin, Brut sparkling wine, honey syrup, and lemon juice. The recipe includes an optional, homemade lavender champagne air garnish made with sucrose esters and prosecco for an enhanced aroma and a unique textural element. The Empress gin’s color-changing properties add to the drink’s aesthetic appeal, transforming from purple to blue when mixed.

• The Blue Horizon is a spring-themed champagne cocktail designed to be light, delicate, and festive.
• Key ingredients include Brut sparkling wine, Empress 1908 Indigo Gin, honey syrup, and fresh lemon juice.
• An optional ‘cocktail air’ garnish can be made using sucrose esters, prosecco, and creme de violette, aerated with a milk frother or bubbler.
• The cocktail air enhances the drink’s aroma, providing a scent of champagne and violets.
• Empress 1908 Indigo Gin’s color changes from purple to blue due to its infusion with pea blossom tea and the cocktail’s pH.
• The author, Hooper, works at Hemingway’s Underground bar in Medina, Ohio.