Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 500 ml Vodka (get a neutral grain vodka, not potato vodka. Anything wheat will work.)
  • 500 ml Water (filtered)
  • 500 grams Sugar (white)
  • 2 tsp Butterfly Pea Flower (fresh or dried)
  • 3 leaves Lemongrass (optional)

Instruction

  • In a pot add the vodka and bring it up just to a simmer. Remove from heat. Place the flowers in a jug and pour the hot vodka over the flowers. Let steep for 5 minutes with the lid off, then add the lid and put the jar/jug in a cool dark place. Do not move for 4 days.
  • Open the jug and strain out the flowers using a cheesecloth. This will remove any particulate like dirt or dust that could have been inside the flowers. Put the liquid into a new clean jug that will hold at least a liter.
  • In a pot add the water, sugar, and lemongrass and put the heat on its lowest setting. Slowly bring up to a simmer while stirring the sugar into the water until it fully dissolves. Remove the lemongrass leaves and add the simple syrup to the butterfly pea flower infused vodka.
  • Voila, your creme de butterfly is complete. Let the jug cool to room temperature, then move the contents into bottles of your choosing. I cleaned and reused the original vodka that I used to make the infused vodka.