Name: Mayflower Martini
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 15 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Apple juice; 15 ml Lemon juice; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Mayflower Martini
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Glass:

Photographed in a Nude Bar/Giani Martini Glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Cocktail of the day:

1st May 2025 is May Day

Review:

Fragrant balance of fruits and flowers.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2002 by Wayne Collins in London, England. Wayne was representing Plymouth Gin at the time, so used this in his cocktail. Plymouth Gin, which takes its name from and is made in the port city of Plymouth in Devon, in turn influenced the cocktail's name.

The first permanent English settlers to establish a Colony in New England (America) were pilgrims who, in 1620, set sail from Plymouth on two ships, the Mayflower and the Speedwell. The Speedwell proved unseaworthy, so had to be abandoned, but after an arduous two-month voyage, the Mayflower anchored off the coast of Cape Cod in November 1620. The passengers arrived at what they named Plymouth Harbor on 16th December 1620 and settled there.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mayflower Martini contains 177 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.23% alc./vol. (18.23° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Bernd Backhaus

10th September at 19:11

A wonderful cocktail, all components shine through. I made this with a rather dry Cidre d'Alasce and added one drop of apple essence from the Stockholms Aeter & Essencefabrik, and it's still sweet enough from the liqueurs. Complex but still a crows pleaser I could imagine.

Kjell Eriksson

8th July at 19:13

Having all ingredients except apple juice/apple cider, I took Cartron Pommes Verte liqueure instead. Worked well, great drink. I'll try it with apple juice/cider another time. Still a straight 4.

rudy sebille

1st May at 14:38

What a lovely surprise this cocktail is, fruity and generous in length in the mouth, the flower offered on May 1st is lily of the valley, we can find some aromas in it. Thanks to Mr. Wayne Collins

G. M. Genovese

12th July 2024 at 20:36

A damn revelation! And I only made this because I just swiped a half pound of my neighbor's apples from a tree whose branches were hanging over into my yard. Fair game!... Not a Martini. ... Made this with Hayman's Old Tom, which was fortunately ideal... Great drink!

Jeremy Harrold

5th May 2024 at 18:28

A Saturday night cocktail, aimed to please and not divide opinion.

John Hinojos

2nd May 2023 at 00:15

What a delightfully refreshing cocktail. It was not what I was expecting when I looked at the ingredients. Everything blends together perfectly. It has a hint of grapefruit flavour. Definitely a keeper.

Bethany Staelens

7th April 2022 at 00:07

My husband mistakenly added creme de violette instead of elderflower. It was fabulous! Of course the color was fairly awful, but I named his version the Grey Flannel Suit.

Steve Erwood-Heijselaar

4th September 2020 at 16:02

Yeah, I know that technically there's still two days to go before this gets its "Cocktail of the Day" billing, but when I saw it on the horizon the name rang a tiny little bell somewhere. Well, I'm glad it did. You know when you've tasted something in the past, and you know you really enjoyed it, and weeks and months later you can't recall for the life of you which particular cocktail it was any more? (Well, okay, maybe that doesn't happen to those of you who are meticulous with notes...)

Steve Erwood-Heijselaar

4th September 2020 at 16:09

...Well, this was one of those cocktails, and the moment I sipped, it was like a reunion! Absolutely glorious fruity cocktail, and at last I'm glad I can add it to my favourites for future recall. Ringing a tiny little bell? No, more like celebrating the onset of autumn with a chamber orchestra playing one of your favourite tunes. A grand drink, and highly recommendable.

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