Craft your own Gin with MyBlueTea Superfood Powders
Ever thought about crafting your own Blue Gin at home similar to Inked Gin? Now you can, and cheaper then the cost of commercial gin! Unlock the secrets to a beautifully vibrant and flavourful gin experience.
Here’s a fantastic gin recipe using the "Still Method," generously shared by Mark Watson. Mark had ordered a large pack of Butterfly Pea flowers online, and after a quick chat, he was excited to try our Pandan Coconut Gin. We absolutely love when you're adventurous enough to explore new flavors with our Superfood powders! And guess what? Mark and his wife made a special appearance at the Festival of Cake in Melbourne this September. It’s always a joy catching up with you—so please, stay in touch!
The Still Method is a traditional and essential process used in the production of gin (and many other spirits). This method involves the use of a pot still or column still to distill the alcohol and extract flavours from the botanicals used in gin-making.Butterfly Pea Gin
Method using a Still
Ingredients
1. 3 litres of 95% Alcohol
2. 150 grams of Juniper berries
3. 50 grams of Cardamon pods
4. 30 grams of coriander seeds
5. 1 stick of cinnamon
6. 10 grams of @my.blue.tea Butterfly Pea powder
7. Peel of 1 lemon
8. 50 grams of @my.blue.tea Butterfly pea flower
9. 5 litres of water
Why the Still Method is ImportantThe Still method allows for complete control over the flavours extracted from the botanicals and ensures that only the finest aromas and tastes are captured. Distillers can experiment with different botanical blends, distillation times, and techniques to create a gin that is unique and full of character.It's a craft process that combines tradition, artistry, and science to create the perfect gin in every bottle.
Butterfly Pea Gin
Process :-
(1) Put the alcohol and water into your still, combine the botanicals and Butterfly powder into a muslin bag and either immerse it in the water or suspend it from the base of you still with a measuring jug under the outlet.
(2) Turn on you still, disgard the first 150 ml of the output collect the remainder in bottles until the temperature in the column reaches 80C and then turn off the still.
(3) Check the alcohol level of each bottle (the gin will be clear at this point)
Pass all the gin through a carbon filter and add sufficient distilled water to the top of the filter to bring the alcohol level to 45%. For example if you have 2.5 litres of 95% gin add 2.5 litres of water.
(4) You now have approx. 5litres of clear gin with alcohol level of 45%.
(5) Put 50 grams of Butterfly Pea loose tea into a glass or stainless container and add the gin, leave for 48 hours stirring regularly.
(6) Remove the flowers (tea leaves) from the liquid, I use a measuring jug to pour the liquid into a kitchen sieve pressing the leaves firmly to extract the maximum liquid.
(7) Final step is to strain the ink coloured gin through a fine muslin or clean calf length stocking into your bottles and lable your gin.
(8) Store in a dark place, enjoy with your taste in mixer the colour will change depending on your mixer.
If you're a Gin lover but don't have the time (or think the above sounds like too much work), don't worry! Reach out to order from Mark in Melbourne (email: markwatson52@gmail.com —he’d be happy to share one (or maybe even two) bottles of his handcrafted Butterfly Pea and original gin with you. Cheers to great flavours, straight from Mark’s Botanical collection!
Stay Tuned for More Asian Herb-Inspired Gins!
We’re always experimenting and pushing the boundaries of flavour at My Blue Tea. We’ve got something new and exciting brewing—Asian herb-inspired gins! Imagine the aromatic infusion of traditional herbs and spices, blended with the finest gin to create a truly unique tasting experience.
Could we be crafting something like a "Curry Gin or a Rendang Gin?"😍🤩 We’re exploring these delicious possibilities, and we can’t wait to share them with you! But maybe not!
Stay tuned for more updates as we bring bold, unexpected flavors to your glass. Trust us, your tastebuds are in for a wild ride!
Cheers,
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