Name: Elderflower Collins
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 30 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 25 ml Soda (club soda) water

Elderflower Collins
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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1 oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
⁵⁄₆ oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of elderflowers or gypsophila (baby's breath) or lemon slice wheel.
SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.
Garnish with elderflowers or gypsophila (baby's breath) or lemon slice wheel.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A hint of elderflower adds interest to the classic Collins cocktail - long, balanced and refreshing.

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History:

See the history of the Collins cocktail on our Tom Collins page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Elderflower Collins contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
13.72% alc./vol. (13.72° proof)
18.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter McCarthy

6th September 2024 at 03:54

Tasty. Used Hayman's London Dry, St-Germain, & Luxardo Maraschino. Make sure you don't over-pour the Maraschino or you could easily overpower the elderflower. Also some might like reducing the sugar and/or lemon, depending on palate.

Annechien

17th June 2024 at 10:02

Excellent! This is so much better than I expected. I can taste both the elderflower and maraschino but they don’t overwhelm. Will definitely revisit this during the warm summer days ahead!

G. M. Genovese

8th April 2024 at 17:25

I was so ready to trash this and, surprise to me (sort of... specs were specific, so I knew...), this is quite possibly (for sure) the best elderflower liqueur cocktail ever.

Joe Rogan

12th January 2023 at 08:34

for a collins drink it hits all the notes that are important, but to taste the elderflower and maraschino is slightly held back because of (in my opinion) an excess of lemon juice. if i were to make the drink again i would do a 2/3 ounce of lemon juice instead to allow the more subtle notes to come through.

Jim Plante

10th June 2022 at 23:03

This is a wonderful refreshing drink. This is my first cocktail with elderflower liqueur, St Germains is wonderful and ads such a nice light floral touch to this collins. Cheers to Bob and all the followers here, I'm new to the group and really enjoying trying new drinks!

Simon Difford

11th June 2022 at 08:42

Hi Jim. Welcome aboard. You'll find your bottle of elderflower liqueur is incredibly versatile. It mixes with any spirit, sherry and white wines, and white fruits (get's a bit lost with red fruits).