Indigo Spider Float

I know the secret to feeling great.. and I am going to share it with you all. I am pulling out a favourite childhood memory of a drink called “The Spider” my dad loved to make for us with his beloved ice cream.  Not a day went by in our house without a daily dose of this creamy vanilla fix for dessert with or without fruit salad.

Digging into the freezer to recreate a family favourite. It’s so easy really, just add a scoop of  vanilla ice-cream to fizzy lemonade and enjoy the creamy bubbles of flavour. Here is my take on the iconic ice cream float.

Ingredients

• 30 ml indigo syrup
• 60 ml gin
• A scoop of vanilla ice cream
• Splash soda
• Ice

Equipment:

• Boston shaker
• Jigger
• Ice cream scoop
• Strainer
• Espresso martini glass
• 12cm straw

Instructions

• Cut straw to size
• Add ice to Boston shaker
• Pour 1 shot of indigo syrup and 2 shots of gin over ice
• Place glass end inside the metal end of the shaker and seal ends together firmly
• Place glass side up and right hand securely around middle/ top section of shaker and left hand at bottom
• Shake forward at shoulder height for 30 shakes
• Loosen and remove the glass top of shaker
• Add one scoop of vanilla ice-cream to martini glass
• Strain ice from the mixture into the martini glass
• Pour indigo liquid over ice cream. It will start to soften the ice-cream
• Add a straw to roll the ice cream ball and coat it with liquid (this is unnecessary but fun!)
• Top up the glass with a splash of soda to make the frothy top layer
• Time to submit to  “full on” cocktail bliss