This Vanilla Empress 1908 Gin Cocktail combines gin, vanilla liquor, real vanilla beans, and soda. It’s super easy, refreshing, delicate, and tasty!
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Empress 1908 Gin
It seems that many of you are familiar with famous Canadian Empress 1908 Gin (Note: this post is not sponsored.) If so, you can find some Empress creation on my block.
Lavender Rose Empress 1908 (Rose Gin Cocktail)
Vanilla Rose Empress 1908 Cocktail
However, if you’ve never heard of it, please check it out in your local liquor store. It has a beautiful indigo colour. But once you mix it up with other liquors or juices (Particularly citrus juice), it will change the colour. The hues will vary depending on the pairing – different purple and pink hues from light lavender to vibrant fuchsia. Empress 1908 Gin pairs wonderfully with all fruity and herbal things especially citrus fruit, lavender, and many other.
Vanilla Empress 1908 Cocktail
For this recipe you will need four (or five) ingredients:
– Vanilla Empress 1908 gin. Gives the body of this cocktail. If this gin is not available, you can use regular.
– Vanilla liquor. It adds the sweetness and pleasant aroma.
– Vanilla bean to intensify the flavour. If you don’t have it on hands, you can always skip it. However, the vanilla aroma will be less pronounced.
– Soda of you choice. You can experiment. I used mint-lemon infused, and it was wonderful.
– Lemon peel, optional, for garnish.
So easy and tasty. And what the colour, right?
I hope you like this Vanilla Empress 1908 Gin Cocktail, and you will give it a try. If you try it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.
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Vanilla Empress 1908 Cocktail
This Vanilla Empress 1908 Cocktail combines gin, vanilla liquor, real vanilla beans, and soda. It’s super easy, refreshing, delicate, and tasty!
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Ingredients
2 oz. Empress 1908 Gin
1 and 1/2 oz. vanilla liquor – I used Galliano
1/4 – 1/2 small vanilla bean, seeds scraped
1/2 oz. or more as desired soda of your choice (optional)
lemon peel – few pieces
4-6 ice cubes
Directions
- In the shaker, combine all ingredients, except for the soda together and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds. Try and adjust the flavour by adding more gin or liqueur. Filter for a stronger version or serve with the ice if looking for a lighter version. If serving on the rocks, you don’t need to add tonic, otherwise, you might want to top with a little bit tonicÂ
What a fun cocktail! I love that you used a full vanilla bean in here as a garnish…and the edible white flower, too. You should open a cocktail bar, Ben! I do love vanilla flavored everything, so I need to try this one!
Only if I am I allowed to serve lavender cocktails :)
Thank you David!
this sounds marvellous Ben and looks beautiful. I love vanilla as a flavour. CHeers!
Thank you Sherry!
I have never seen Empress 1908 Gin. I have a huge gin collection so will try a variation of this in summer :)
I think I’ve seen other brands with a similar “Indigo” idea, so there could be substitutions.
What a coincidence! I dated a vanilla empress in college. If only he seved cocktails like this (abd was a bit more adventurous) , maybe we’d still be together.
Haha, thank you Jeff!
I’d never heard of that gin but it sounds amazing. And yes, I just checked and it’s available around here. I’m not usually a gin guy but I really want to try this one, not just for the color but for the flavors, too. This cocktail would make for a. nice introduction
Thank you Frank!
I like gin based cocktails! The vanilla liquor sounds so intriguing. And again your presentation is impeccable, Ben.
Thank you Angie!