Elderflower Gin – a recipe - Me & Orla (2024)

FAQs

What is the best gin co*cktail with elderflower? ›

#1: Apple Fandango Gin co*cktail

Add 1 basil leaf. Pour into the shaker: 40ml Mercato, 15ml elderflower syrup, 10ml simple syrup, 25ml fresh lime juice, 40ml apple juice. Add ice to the shaker and give it a firm shake. Fill a tall glass with ice, preferably to the brim.

In addition to juniper berries, you will taste the gentle sweetness of elderflower, a bright burst of orange and a touch of floral rose and lavender. The gin's colour is all-natural, from the addition of red rose petals and black carrot.

Elderflower gin is a great way of making the most of the bountiful elderflower plant. A quick twenty-four hours will be enough time to infuse your gin with the wonderfully floral scent of spring! Adjust the sugar levels if you prefer something sweeter, of feel free to add lemon peel or a vanilla pod for a twist.

Elderflower tends to mix better with light-coloured fruits such as pear, apple and white grapes. Strong berry flavours such as raspberry, blackberry and blackcurrant can overwhelm elderflower liqueurs with only its honeyed sweetness contributing to such drinks, its floral flavours smothered by these dark fruits.

Tonic water is the quintessential gin mixer and a staple in the world of co*cktails. Its bitter and effervescent taste perfectly complements the botanical flavors of gin. The combination of gin and tonic water creates the classic and timeless drink, the gin and tonic.

Use lime in place of lemon - Lime juice and a lime wedge instead of the lemon would be a great variation to this gin and elderflower tonic. Add some ginger. Ginger is another good flavor to pair with elderflower and gin. Try using ginger tonic water or add a couple of slices of fresh ginger as a garnish.

Elderflower Gin Fizz

Pour gin, elderflower and lemon juice in a shaker and combine. Pour into champagne flutes and top with chilled prosecco. Garnish with lemon swirls and serve immediately.

The lightly sweet nuances of elderflower blend well with many other natural fruit flavors and botanicals, including honey, pear, blackberry, strawberry, grapefruit, orange, lime, passionfruit, ginger, and even herbal flavors like rosemary, basil, and lemongrass.

All gins contain juniper. Hendrick's unique taste comes from its use of roses and cucumbers along with 11 other botanicals, of course including juniper - but also coriander, orange, lemon, angelic, orris root, cubeb berries, caraway seeds, chamomile, elderflower, and yarrow berries.

A deliciously refreshing aromatic gin that harmonises tangy goosberry with sweet, floral elderflower. Tastes like plump, velvet berries plucked fresh from the farmer's field. Inspired by the wonder of succulent, bountiful soft fruits of Scotland.

Can you drink elderflower straight? ›

This quarantees the easy mixability with sparkling wine/Champagne, or enjoyed chilled by itself!

An extract of the flower is used to make medicine. Elderflower is used for swollen sinuses (sinusitis), colds, influenza (flu), swine flu, bronchitis, diabetes, and constipation. It is also used to increase urine production (as a diuretic), to increase sweating (as a diaphoretic), and to stop bleeding.

Pine-like juniper is required for gin, though distillers can tune that juniper note to be a whisper or a wallop. Beyond that, botanicals can vary widely. The most common include spices (coriander, cardamom, anise), flowers (rose, lavender) and citrus peel (lemon, grapefruit).

St‑Germain is a French liqueur made with fresh elderflowers, hand-picked once a year in the late spring. To accomplish its exquisitely natural flavor, every bottle of St‑Germain contains up to 1,000 of the very best elderflower blossoms, resulting in a finely crafted, perfectly balanced and refined liqueur.

Sweet and fruity. The Pink Gin co*cktail recipe to end all pink gin co*cktail recipes! This simple Rhubarb Gin and Tonic made with ROOBEE Rhubarb Gin, paired with light, floral elderflower tonic and topped with raspberries and fresh basil is a winner.

Hendrick's Gin and Elderflower Tonic Water

Think English summer garden - big on floral freshness with plenty of greenery and kiwi sweetness.