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Sip these 4 purple drinks

These cocktails, sodas, and energy drinks will leave you in a purple haze.

July 14, 2023 • 
Katie Molck
Wine glass filled with purple champagne and a wheel of lemon.

Our honorable purple drink mention goes to this violet spritz at Bar Vetti.

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Since we’re in the midst of Drink Up Month and our LOUtoday brand color is purple, we found four violet-hued drinks to sip for the occasion.

Lavender Racing Boost, Heine Brothers Coffee
Part of its line of fizzy energy drinks — aka Boosts — this lavender-flavored drink was made in collaboration with the Racing Louisville women’s soccer team.

Plastic cup with fizzy purple water.

When the Racing Boost flavor dropped, Katie might have ordered four in one week.

Photo by LOUtoday

Taro Milk T, Honeydew
This bubble tea gets its lilac hue from the taro in it, which is a starchy root vegetable with a sweet, nutty flavor.

Purple Rain, Safai Coffee Shop
I only want to sip you… This lavender and vanilla Italian soda is caffeine-free and honors the king of purple, Prince.

A small glass with a purple liquid with lemon juice being poured into it.

The Fly Me to the Moon cocktail is served with a side of lemon juice to change the color of the drink.

Photo by LOUtoday

Fly Me to the Moon, Copper & Kings Rooftop Bar & Restaurant
This color-changing gin cocktail starts off blue and transitions into purple with the squeeze of a lemon, thanks to the chemical reaction between the butterfly pea syrup and acid.

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