The Story Behind The Sunset Theory

Edible flowers make stunning garnishes, as evidenced by this bright, balanced cocktail that gets its color from homemade hibiscus tea syrup.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Townshend’s White Rose spirit
  • 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ ounce Suze Gentian Liqueur
  • ½ ounce hibiscus tea syrup (recipe follows)
  • Egg white
  • Flower for garnish

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker without ice and shake (this is called dry-shaking!).
  2. Transfer to a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake again to emulsify egg white.
  3. Double-strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a flower.

Rate This Recipe:

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
(20 votes)

Yield: 1
Updated: 2019-07-18

Hibiscus Tea Syrup Ingredients

  • 2 bags herbal hibiscus tea
  • ¾ cup hot water
  • ¾ cup sugar

Hibiscus Tea Syrup Directions

  1. Steep tea in hot water for 5 minutes.
  2. Remove tea bags and add sugar while the water is still warm. Stir to combine.
  3. Keep refrigerated in a bottle for two weeks.
The Sunset Theory Recipe

Related Reads & Recipes

Learn About Liqueur

· Liqueur 101

More Liqueur Recipes To Explore

The Punching Up Recipe

The Punching Up Recipe:
Arguably the classiest drink you’ll have from a pouch this summer, this cocktail mixes Lillet, the French aperitif, with ginger beer, bitters, and Strawberry Kiwi Capri Sun. Get the recipe here.

The Purple Gin Coco Recipe

The Purple Gin Coco Recipe:
This purple, coconut-flavored cocktail uses butterfly pea tea-infused gin for color. Its tropical flavor and flare are sure to put a smile on your face.

The Armagnac Daiquiri Recipe

The Armagnac Daiquiri Recipe:
In this riff on the Hemingway Daiquiri, or El Floridita, Armagnac swaps in for white rum, playing off of lime, grapefruit, and Maraschino liqueur.

The Blackthorn Returns Recipe

The Blackthorn Returns Recipe:
From Portland, Oregon bar The Rookery comes this riff on the Blackthorn, a classic Irish whiskey cocktail. Learn how to make it with this recipe.

The Rosé Lillet Spritz Recipe

The Rosé Lillet Spritz Recipe:
Lillet Rosé is a French foritifed wine made with Bordeaux grapes. It stars in this light, low-proof cocktail. Get the recipe for this sessionable drink, that can be garnished with berries or other fruits.

The Down in Flames Recipe

The Down in Flames Recipe:
From Normandie restaurant in Portland, Ore. comes this boozy rye and mezcal cocktail akin to a smoky Old Fashioned. Learn how to make it with this recipe!