Name: L'Expérience
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Vodka; 20 ml Elderflower liqueur; 20 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 12.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 3 Basil leaves

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Lemongrass stick

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 2/3 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
2/3 fl oz	Elderflower liqueur
2/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
5/12 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
3 fresh	Basil leaves
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Review:

Vodka-laced rich floral elderflower balanced by lemon citrus acidity with basil contributing aromatics.

History:

The signature cocktail of the French Experimental Group since their first bar in Paris opened in 2007. The Experimental recipe uses elderflower cordial rather than elderflower liqueur but I find many elderflower cordials contribute too much citric acidity in addition to the fresh lemon juice.

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.22% alc./vol. (34.44° proof)
17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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