Cooking Lesson #939: The Addam’s Family Inspired Halloween Cocktail

…from the Perspectives’ Kitchen

How you doin’? One of our favorite ‘60’s sitcoms—The Addams Family—is making a resurgence just in time for Halloween.
 
I’m always looking for holiday-themed cocktails that are ready to party, but not overly kitschy. Here’s my elegant, deeply mysterious Addam’s Family inspired Halloween Cocktail.
 
This delightfully spooky cocktail is made with my favorite Hendrick’s gin which is infused with blueberry lavender tea, bringing out its rosy notes and giving it a deep, potion-y purple hue. Honey simple syrup plays up the tea’s fruity side, and fresh lemon juice adds brightness, like a sliver of light in a dark spooky room.
 
Now, shake it together with an egg white, creating a foamy, frothy layer that separates and floats to the top, like steam rising out of a cauldron. Finish with a few drops of Angostura bitters and give it a swirl to release the aromas of cinnamon and cloves.
 
If that isn’t a sign from beyond, we don't know what is. Invite your closest friends for a spectral soiree, put on your most glam Halloween getup, and raise your glass to eternal youth.
 
Prep time:  7 minutes
Yield:  1 cocktail
 
Ingredients 
For the purple gin
2 ounces Hendrick’s gin
4 Republic of Tea Blueberry Lavender Daily Beauty iced tea bags
 
For the honey simple syrup
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup honey
 
For the cocktail
2 ounces purple gin
3/4 ounce honey simple syrup
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 large egg white
Ice
3 drops Angostura bitters
 
Directions
To make the purple gin

1. In a small Mason jar, combine the gin and tea bags.
2. Seal the jar and shake until the gin turns dark purple, 10 seconds.
3. Remove the tea bags from the gin, pressing out the excess alcohol.
4. Discard the tea bags.

To make the honey simple syrup

1. In another Mason jar, combine the hot water and honey.
2. Shake to dissolve the honey.

To make one cocktail

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the purple gin, honey simple syrup, lemon juice, and egg white.
2. Shake vigorously for 1 minute.
3. Add the ice to the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 1 minute.
4. Strain the cocktail into a coupe glass, and let rest for 1 minute to allow the foam to rise to the top.
5. Drop the bitters onto the foam to garnish.
6. Serve immediately.

ChefSecret:  Republic of Tea’s Daily Beauty Iced Tea comes with instructions to “Sip, refresh and nourish your skin from the inside out. This hydrating, violet-hued herbal iced tea contains a proprietary blend of botanicals that your skin will love.” Couple this with two ounces of Hendrick’s and you will be glowing inside and out.

Quip of the Day:  Why did Morticia Addams go to art school? She had a real knack for drawing blood.
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