"One sip of the Serene Queen at Austin's in Serenbe, and you quickly realize how balanced and crushable this cocktail really is. Tequila and grapefruit play well with fatty but light coconut milk and lavender syrup. Lime juice gives it a lift; the bitters hunker it down. The bright blue color is from spirulina, a superfood blue-green algae, and the orange is from Angostura bitters."
"The monster cocktail, which turns a shade of green as the colors blend, is surprisingly unfussy. It isn't fat-washed, a mighty and tired trend at cocktail bars that lends spirits a silky texture. Instead, the drink gets its creaminess from coconut milk, used here as an egg white alternative. Meyers says she enjoys fat-washed cocktails, but they require hefty prep time, and she wanted something that could be made quickly from fresh ingredients."
The Serene Queen blends tequila and grapefruit with light coconut milk, lavender syrup, lime juice, and bitters to yield a balanced, crushable cocktail. Bright blue spirulina and orange Angostura bitters are applied from an atomizer onto frothy coconut milk and then swirled, producing tie-dye colors that shift to green as they mix. Creaminess comes from coconut milk used as an egg-white alternative rather than fat-washing, allowing faster preparation from fresh ingredients. The drink maintains a soft, delicate texture despite vivid colors. Austin's opened at the Serenbe wellness community in 2024.
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