Gin · Highball · Herbaceous
Butterfly Effect Recipe
Starts deep blue. Squeeze the lime — it shifts to indigo-purple, right in the glass.
- Prep Time
- 1.5 min
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Strength
- Light
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Last updated September 20, 2026
About the Butterfly Effect
An original build riding the butterfly-pea-flower trend used across bars since the mid-2010s for natural, no-dye colour-changing drinks — a real pH reaction, not a visual trick.
Ingredients
- Gin2 oz
- Butterfly pea flower tea syrup¾ oz
- Fresh lime juice½ oz
- Tonic water4 oz
Method
- Fill a highball with ice.
- Measure and pour the gin and butterfly pea flower tea syrup into the glass.
- Top with tonic water.
- Stir once to combine.
- Cut a lime wheel.
- Squeeze the lime wheel over the top just before serving.
Glass & Garnish
Highball glass, full of ice. Garnish with a lime wheel, matching how other butterfly-pea-flower gin cocktails present their citrus.
Notes
Make tea syrup by steeping dried butterfly pea flowers, then dissolving in equal sugar. Pairs well with herby snacks.
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