Blue Dahlia Recipe

We found this fruity delight in tipsy texan: spirits and cocktails from the lone star state, bartender david alans homage to the spirits culture of his home state. Its a wonderful read doubly so while sipping a blue dahlia. Alan recommends titos vodka, a texas staple. It would also be lovely with a floral gin. Theres a lot of herb and berry material in this drink, which is great for flavor but not so great for actually straining into a glass. This drink should be double-strained through a fine wire mesh strainer to remove bits and pieces. If youre using a cobbler shaker, you may want to pour into a large cup after shaking, before putting it through the mesh strainer; the fruit and herb pieces tend to block the holes in the cap of the shaker.