Violet Afterdark

Ingredients

Cocktail

• 1½ oz London dry gin
• ¾ fl oz fresh blackberry purée, fine-strained (blend about ¼ cup ripe blackberries, then measure)
• ½ oz unsweetened blackcurrant juice
• ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
• ¼ oz crème de violette
• ½ oz rosemary honey syrup
• Tiny pinch sea salt
• Ice

Rosemary honey syrup

• ¼ cup honey
• ¼ cup hot water
• 1 fresh rosemary sprig

Glass and finish

• Chilled coupe glass
• 2 fresh blackberries
• 1 small rosemary sprig
• Optional tiny pinch certified edible silver luster
• Optional food-safe smoking gun and cloche, with manufacturer-approved food-smoking wood chips in the quantity specified by its instructions

Step by step

1. Make the syrup: stir honey and hot water until smooth. Add one rosemary sprig, steep for 10 minutes, remove the sprig, and cool completely.
2. Blend or muddle ripe blackberries, then press through a fine sieve to make ¾ oz smooth purée. Chill a coupe glass.
3. Add gin, blackberry purée, blackcurrant juice, lemon juice, crème de violette, rosemary honey syrup, a tiny pinch of salt, and optional edible silver luster to a shaker. Fill with ice.
4. Shake hard for 12–15 seconds. Double-strain into the chilled coupe so the drink stays smooth and deep violet.
5. Garnish with two blackberries and a small rosemary sprig. If using a food-safe smoking gun, briefly fill a cloche over the drink with smoke made using the manufacturer-approved chips for 15–20 seconds; follow the device instructions, then lift it at the table.

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