drawing my drinks

I was given two miniature bottles of drinks recently. They each contain enough for one drink. You can see the size of them compared to the size of my hand and watercolour pencil drawing them. I don’t drink spirits, so I decided to make it a bit of an event. And the bottles are so cute.

Vodka Expresso Martini

One was a Vodka Expresso Martini made by Melbourne Martini – a premixed drink that came in a glass jar. Vodka and drip filter coffee. The instruction was to put it in the fridge, shake it, drink it. Of course, I had to drink it from a Martini glass. I couldn’t find one in my local op-shop. so one ordered online. IKEA $4 plus postage, which cost more than the glass. It arrived in such a big box that I had to sketch it. !

And the event. Drawing it was such fun. It tasted quite good with quite a kick! However, I will stick to wine and prosecco. But I do have a martini glass in my cupboard now.

Ink Gin

Ink Gin is the name of the New South Wales company that makes this drink. It is gin, “… made from botanicals but has an added ingredient. The deep violet colour is butterfly pea flower petals, an exotic flower from Thailand, which is infused into the gin after distillation. Normally used in herbal tea, the petals are highly sensitive to pH, causing the gin to change from blue to blush pink when combined with acidic mixers like tonic water, lemon or lime.”

So I drew it before and then after adding the tonic water.

The fun was in the event and the drawing and not the alcohol. (I won’t be trying sprits in a rush again).

5 thoughts on “drawing my drinks

  1. LOLA SMITH

    As always your Blog is interesting and varied. Who would have thought a blue drink! The Martini glass was drawn so well and the package it came in so big as you said. Thinking up a subject to write in your Blog each week needs lots of thought. You have done well.

  2. alissa Post author

    Fascinating! Does it have any flavour? Such a pretty colour.I have just seen a Byron Bay company that does iced tea with the petals.

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