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Elderflower Champagne Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (97)
Elderflower Champagne Cocktail image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz Elderflower liqueur
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 1/2 fl oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Flute glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a FLUTE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  3. TOP with sparkling wine.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Elderflower Champagne Cocktail contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 14.56% alc./vol. (29.12° proof)
  • 18.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

Adapted from a recipe created in February 2021 by Dr John Davies in Newbury, England.

Review

An Elderflower Collins with fizz in place of soda water.

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Comments & Discussion

Tara Yadgir
A refreshing, lightly floral lemonade flavor
score: 0
John CARR Premium Member
I had some homemade elderflower “champagne” from my mother in law, so swapped the St Germain for plain sugar and halved it as the champagne is quite sweet already. Ford’s for the gin. Happy with the balance 😊
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
I used eureka (tart) lemons as Meyer, although in season, were interfering with the delicate elderflower flavours.
score: 1
Peter M Premium Member
Nice brunch cocktail option. Bubbly lemon with subtle gin, elderflower, and champagne.
score: 1
Dave Smith
This is a really good cocktail. I try to always use Meyer lemons which are not as tart. The champagne, or I should say sparkling wine, was Domaine Chandon (Napa USA) brut. A taste of spring!
score: 2
Sean Baron
This works just as well, if not a smidgen better with Italicus/Bergamot Liqueur.
score: 2
Sean Baron
And it works even better with Lychee liqueur.
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Outstanding. Had this cocktail for New Year Eve luncheon. Went perfectly with Chicken and Broccoli crepes. Loved the hint of elderflower and the herbal of the gin.
score: 2
Richard Christmas
Very pleasant, but I think I prefer it with a tad more champagne, to take the edge off the sweetness.
score: 2
Ignacy Szczupal Premium Member
A very delicate balance between the lemon juice and the liqueur to maintain. The final taste is very dependent on the acidity of the champagne (or sparkling wine) used. The quality of sparkling wine is generally the opposite of its acidity, so if you use a basic sparkling wine or champagne, you should reduce the amount of lemon juice. If you are using a high quality champagne (Krugg, etc), reduce the amount of liqueur. For a good medium range champagne (Taittinger, Moet…), stick to base.
score: 3
Mark Kenyon
A nice balance of flavours if a little lemony…we had to have another and added 30% less Lemon juice and it was a better drink, more Elderflower came through…Very nice :-)
score: 5

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