Purple Reign: 5 Reasons Why Violet-Hued Cocktails Are The New Bar Stars
Purple is more than just the purple rain display that used to catch our attention in trendy bars, not long ago. Now, purples, violets and mauves are colours which appear in the cocktail glass too, as a result of ingredients like butterfly pea flowers or ube cream liqueur which offer flavour balance along with a stunning visual appeal. Not only are these cocktails layered with a tropical nuance but purple hues also bring a chic and elegant sophistication into them, that is thoroughly reel-worthy and social media ready.
What’s more, trendiest bars in Indian metros are discovering the vibrancy of these cocktails and are crafting such aesthetic blends complete with flavour depth and a rather unexpected local flair. They carry a floral, earthy depth and what casts a spotlight on these tasting notes is this inviting regal purple hue that is stealing the show in Indian bars.
Read on below to know more about why purple cocktails are currently reigning in the trendiest and most happening Indian bars:
A Touch Of Drama
Many purple cocktails such as a shimmering lilac gimlet or an amethyst margarita mix are infused with butterfly pea flower syrups and infusions. Adding such an ingredient to cocktails containing a citrus element like lime juice changes its colour to the recognisable purple or violet. This adds just a flair of drama to craft cocktails, introducing a very visually stunning element into the drinks that is sheer social content. These deep yet stark hues tend to pop quite a bit under mood lighting or flashy camera lenses making the drinks stand out even more.
Regional Flair
The tropical nuance that ingredients such as butterfly pea flower or even ube cream liqueur embody, bring a touch of regional flair into drinks, cutting down on many additives. Fruity elements like jamun syrups, a touch of savoury-sweet purple yams and other botanical, floral additions like lavender infusions bring forth a lot of ingredients that tend to mark the exquisite regional produce found in tropical regions. Trending Indian bars which aim to tap into this characteristic – effectively putting regional tastes on the global mixology map – then lean towards such vibrant ingredients that add bright hues and hyperlocal flavours into modern cocktails.
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Flavour-Forward Complexity
At a time when cocktail cultures are all about mindful, intentional sipping that is more focused on flavour exploration, Indian bars attempting to experiment with purple, violet cocktails are designing drinks which fit right into this brief. This is because violet drinks, along with being visually arresting also carry bright flavours which come through ingredients like kokum that adds a tangy twist to a spritzer or purple basil in a sour cocktail which infuses the drink with its sweet and savoury touch. A flavour complexity complete with aromatic, botanical, earthy and even slightly bitter notes is what makes these cocktails stand out.
Global Drinks, Desi Twist
Indian bars have been known to add just a little bit of their local elegance into a number of globally popular cocktails. Be it adding kokum to a simple gin and tonic or introducing jamun juice in a vodka and lime spritzer, a desi twist added to global recipes makes them resonate that much more with patrons in trendy Indian bars. The vibrant purple and deep violet colours extracted from local ingredients add just the right amount of desi twist to international cocktail mixes in an artful fusion.
A Colour For All
Purple cocktails are reigning in bars, rather interestingly for the way in which they seem to suit a number of taste preferences. From tangy and sour, to earthy and bitter, purple and violet cocktails can be concocted to offer a number of layered flavours to patrons. This at once makes these drinks look moody and mellow, yet they remain all about encompassing different palates in their inclusive ambit. Indian bars are tapping into this feature, making purple drinks more and more popular across diverse cocktail rosters.
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