The Queens Cooler

Name: The Queens Cooler
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 oz brewed butterfly pea flower tea (cooled); 0.5 oz honey syrup (1:1 honey and warm water); 2 oz fresh blood orange juice; 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; 1 oz club soda; Ice; Orange peel twist, for garnish; Edible flower, for garnish (optional)

A stunning blue-and-orange layered mocktail inspired by the New York Mets — butterfly pea flower tea and blood orange.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 10 min | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Medium

The Queens Cooler mocktail — blue and orange layered drink inspired by the New York Mets

Ingredients

3 oz brewed butterfly pea flower tea (cooled)
0.5 oz honey syrup (1:1 honey and warm water)
2 oz fresh blood orange juice
0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz club soda
Ice
Orange peel twist, for garnish
Edible flower, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

Brew butterfly pea flower tea: steep 5-6 dried flowers in 4 oz hot water for 5 minutes. Strain and cool completely.
Mix the cooled tea with honey syrup and stir until combined.
Fill a clear glass with ice cubes.
Pour the blue butterfly pea tea mixture over the ice.
Combine blood orange juice and lemon juice. Using the back of a bar spoon, slowly pour the orange mixture over the blue layer.
Top with a splash of club soda.
Garnish with an orange peel twist. Serve without stirring — let guests admire the layers first.

Category: mlb-mocktails

Tags: mets, mlb, butterfly-pea, blood-orange, layered, new-york, baseball, game-day