Fleur de Paradis

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄3 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
2⁄3 oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of edible flower (preferably elderflower when in season).
  3. SHAKE first 6 ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. TOP with sparkling wine.
  6. Garnish with edible flower(s).

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Sparkling wine charged elderflower gin with a freshening touch of grapefruit and lemon juice acidity.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Kenta Goto in New York City. Apparently, inspired by the bird of paradise plant (Strelitzia).

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Nutrition:

One serving of Fleur de Paradis contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 16.78% alc./vol. (16.78° proof)
  • 17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
21st November 2024 at 10:07
Reducing the syrup to 2.5 ml and upping the gin to 50 ml yielded the most satisfying results for this discerning drinker.
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Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
8th November 2024 at 19:51
Lovely complex flavours- recommended
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
23rd September 2023 at 02:33
Revisited this one and it turned out the grapefruit I squeezed for this was white. They're so hard to find any more and perhaps more acidic. Worked so well I added a heart to my previous four and a half star rating. The results were well balanced and the floral notes were purely elderflower. And my hands didn't smell like wet dog after squeezing the white grapefruit.
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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
21st May 2022 at 16:47
Perfect for a late afternoon cum aperitivo on a sunny Mayday.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
21st May 2022 at 19:09
This was the first cocktail I found elderflowers to garnish. Summer has arrived when the elderflower bloom.
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