VIOLET FLEURTINI
Nicholas Culpeper found the violet to be ruled by Venus and belong to TAURUS. It actually belongs to LIBRA as well, as Venus is also the ruler of that sign.
VIOLET FLEURTINI:
2 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz Godiva white chocolate liquor
1 oz violet syrup
garnish: violet sugarPrepare cocktail glass by rimming in violet sugar (see below). To rim a glass, wipe lemon wedge around top and roll in plate of violet sugar. Place in fridge and allow rim to harden.
Add vodka, Godiva and violet syrup to ice filled shaker and shake for ten seconds. Pour into prepared glass and enjoy.
***VIOLET SUGAR
Pull the petals off as many violets as you can find. Here in New York, they usually bloom early May. Add 1/2 cup of violet petals to food processor with 1/2 cup sugar. Pulse five times briefly, and add another 1/2 cup sugar. Puree for 1 minute until flowers are disintegrated and sugar takes on a purple hue.
***VIOLET SYRUP
First, make violet sugar*. Then, add 1 cup violet sugar to saucepot (not teflon) with 2 cups water. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Add 1 oz vodka and allow to cool.
Recipe created by Gwen Sutherland Kaiser
SEE ALSO: SHRINKING VIOLET and VIOLET BLACKBERRY TIRAMISU.
Thank you! So beautiful! And of course, I’m a Taurus, simply sniffing around, attracted to violets, and drinks, and mixologies of any kind, secular or spiritual, physical or ethereal!
Comment by aviva — June 10, 2007 @ 1:41 am