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Empress Sour

CocktailsCindy YuFairmont Empress Hotel, Empress sour, Empress 1908 gin, Empress gin, Victoria Distillers, Q Bar, gin sour, cocktails, cocktail recipes, gin cocktails, egg white cocktail, Cocktails in the Jungle, DIY cocktailsComment
Empress Sour

This is perhaps the most requested cocktail by all of you, by friends and by Keith. The brilliant, regal hue comes from Empress 1908 Gin, the main spirit used in this cocktail. A collaboration between Victoria Distillers and the Fairmont Empress Hotel, the gin contains a signature blend of black tea that’s served at the hotel and butterfly pea blossom, an herb that’s known to reduce anxiety. It’s also known to change colour depending on the pH level of the additive. Lemon juice, for instance, changes the indigo hue to a deep pink.

This Empress Sour recipe is not mine, but belongs to the Q Bar at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. It was there that I first encountered this beautiful cocktail several years ago.

EMPRESS SOUR

2 oz Empress 1908 Gin
3/4 Freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 Simple syrup
3/4 oz Pasteurized egg white

Dry shake all ingredients, then add ice and shake again. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with edible flowers.

For a video on how to make this cocktail, click here.