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Recipe ArchiveWeek 05 of 8 · Starlight

North Star

Deep midnight blue with a single star of ice at the center — the one you'd navigate home by.

gin, butterfly pea tea, grapefruit, agave · served rocks · No. 14 of 24, season 2026

North Star deep blue gin and grapefruit cocktail with a star-shaped ice cube in the center

Method

  1. 01

    Shake all ingredients with ice for 12 seconds.

  2. 02

    Strain into a chilled glass.

  3. 03

    Drop the star-shaped ice cube into the center.

Garnish

Star-shaped ice cube.

Also on Week 05 · Starlight · opens November 30

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