Elderflower Gin Cocktail

Some things are just meant to go together: peanut butter and jelly, wine and cheese, salt and pepper. Well, we’d also put elderflower liqueur and gin in that camp of two disparate things that instantly become more delicious when paired up. Dry, herbal gin combined with sweet, floral elderflower liqueur tastes like a refreshing garden party. So what’s the best way to enjoy these two classy spirits? In this elderflower gin cocktail, served ice cold on an unseasonably warm day (perhaps as a precursor to a nice spring dinner?). Spring, we’re ready for ya!

This drink is basically a cucumber elderflower gimlet with a fizz, made from English cucumber, elderflower liqueur (such as St-Germain), plenty of fresh lime juice, and a topper of sparkling wine or club soda. It’s a cool cucumber drink that’s perfect for the first days of spring right through the final, balmy days of summer. It’ll fit right in with your usual classic cocktail rotation or become your new go-to summer drink recipe.

Just muddle cucumber and mint together in the bottom of a pitcher, stir in gin, lime juice and elderflower liqueur, then add sparkling wine or club soda. Top with cucumber slices and sliced limes, then serve each cocktail over ice with cucumber ribbons that make the prettiest (easy!) garnish. Cheers!