DRINKS

The mixologists at Highclere Castle created this recipe .

Purple Water

1½ parts Tulchan Gin 1 part Drambuie 1 part White creme de cacao ½ parts Butterfly pea flower tea ¾ parts Double cream 1 bar spoon Lemon juice

Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice , and shake well . Strain into a chilled coupette . Garnish with an edible flower .

The mixologists at Tulchan created this recipe .

Project Peony

1 oz . Leopold ’ s Navy Strength gin ½ oz . Dolin Blanc ½ oz . Giffard Lichi liqueur ¾ oz . Lemon juice ¼ oz . Ginger syrup 2 dashes Peychaud ’ s bitters 1 Egg white Top Mercat sparkling wine

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and dry shake . Add ice and shake again and strain into coupe glass . Top with sparkling wine . Garnish with a stripe of Peychaud ’ s bitters .

The mixologists Death & Co . in Denver at created this recipe .

It ’ s The Little Things

2 parts Watershed gin 1 part Butterfly pea tea syrup

1 part Lemon juice ⅛ part Cassis Lemon twist 2 dashes Lavender bitters ( to top )

Combine all ingredients in a shaker of ice . Shake and strain over new ice in a Nick & Nora glass .

Denise Petty , tasting room manager at Catoctin Creek Distilling Co . in Purcellville , VA , created this recipe .

The King Charles

2 oz . Highclere Castle gin ¼ oz . Macallan 12 or Single Malt Scotch ¼ oz . Orange curaçao ½ oz . Lemon juice

Combine all ingredients and shake well . Strain in cocktail coupe or Martini glass . Garnish with a rosemary sprig .

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Sponsor Me

1 ½ oz . Tanqueray Sevilla gin ½ oz . Iris Blanco vermouth ½ oz . Elderflower liqueur ½ oz . Lavender syrup ½ oz . Lime juice

Dry shake all the ingredients . Add ice and shake together for 30 seconds to emulsify . Strain in a coupe glass .

Chef Katsuji Tanabe of a ’ Verde Cocina and Tequila Library in Cary , NC , created this recipe .

Year of the Rabbit

1 ½ oz . Bombay Sapphire East gin ½ oz . St . George spiced pear liqueur ½ oz . Pomegranate juice ¾ oz . Lemon juice ½ oz . Lemongrass ginger syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice . Strain into coupe glass . Shake foaming cannister . Point nozzle down and delicately dispense a layer of foam atop . Place Lucky Rabbit decal atop the foam .

Mariena Mercer Boarini , resort mixologist at Wynn Las Vegas , created this recipe .

Windsor Garden

2 oz . Empress 1908 Gin ½ oz . Fresh lemon juice ½ oz . Simple syrup Basil , thyme , rosemary and mint leaves

Lightly muddle herbs and shake ingredients over ice . Strain into a stemless wine glass with ice . Garnish with a sprig of rosemary .

The mixologists at Empress 1908 created this recipe .

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