Lestat Martini

Lestat Martini, a favorite of vampires and a few humans.

Lestat Martini:
  • 3 oz of Tanqueray Gin
  • 1/2 oz St. Germain (elderflower liqueur)
  • 3 Shakes Cayenne Pepper powder

Laissez le bon temps rouler! Combine gin with a splash of St. Germain (there are other brands of elderflower liqueur but I haven't tried them yet.) Shake mixture over ice and strain into glass. Sprinkle liberally with cayenne pepper. 

Spicy, sweet and perfect on a steamy summer night. This is the drink Lestat uses to wind down after a long night's hunt.

Cayenne pepper transforms an elderflower martini.
Cayenne Pepper
By André Karwath aka Aka - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16319 

Cayenne pepper floating on the top of the Lestat martini.

Cayenne lends a subtle bloody hue to a Lestat martini.

St. Germain elderflower liqueur used to make a Lestat martini.

I tap the jar against my finger to launch cayenne into the martini.

Lestat martini begging to have lips wrapped around its neck.
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