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Dried Meadow Flower
Floral elderflower and tequila with bittersweet gentian and refreshing lemon
Justin Aniello
14th June at 00:03
Liked it with full lemon juice, nice dry floral flavor. Wife absolutely hated it which is abnormal as we generally have similar tastes (as long as licorice flavors aren't involved).
5th October 2024 at 12:50
We went with prosecco instead of the soda. Just to make autumn a little bit more fun.
18th August 2024 at 22:35
Following up on my previous comment, I just remade this with a new style gin (Gray Whale in this case). This also works very well as anticipated, although I do prefer the original with tequila.
17th August 2024 at 17:37
goshdamn that's refreshing. simon, you really snapped with this one. i will be experimenting further with these flavours.
i did 20ml elderflower and 20ml suze because suze is a favourite and let me tell you.
i did 20ml elderflower and 20ml suze because suze is a favourite and let me tell you.
23rd April 2023 at 20:52
This is so good. The interplay of Suze and elderflower is absolutely fantastic. Add to that the refreshing lemon and a bit of herbal complexity from the tequila. Delicious. It would probably work well with a softer, modern-style gin too. As it is, the perfect drink to sit on the back deck on a late April Sunday.
17th August 2024 at 17:37
you're goshdamn right!
15th January 2023 at 19:53
Found this a tiny bit too sweet.
Used mezcal instead of tequila.
20 ml Suze and Elderflower liqueur - tastes more balanced. And boozy :)
Used mezcal instead of tequila.
20 ml Suze and Elderflower liqueur - tastes more balanced. And boozy :)
19th April 2023 at 20:44
Thanks, Tahel and Matt. Agreed! I've gone with Matt's 25ml elderflower liqueur (reduced from 30ml).
17th April 2023 at 18:21
Tried your specs (except still with Tequila) and Simon's specs and I marginally preferred yours, but I think I would split the difference and up the Elderflower to 25ml.
Either way, this is the first St Germain cocktail I've had where the elderflower hasn't completely overpowered everything else.
Recommend.
Either way, this is the first St Germain cocktail I've had where the elderflower hasn't completely overpowered everything else.
Recommend.
24th September 2022 at 23:40
This was fantastic, Simon.
4th June 2021 at 22:03
My first cocktail using Suze and it was not a disappointment. The Suze and elderflower work unexpectedly well with the tequila to deliver a mild yet interestingly bittersweet flavour. Not sure the name does this cocktail justice.
19th January 2021 at 04:30
A bit mild for my tastes (though I substituted Gran Classico for the Suze). But I had a blast adding a white camellia flower to the lemon for the garnish.
26th October 2020 at 22:34
Maybe it was the El Jimador, or maybe the fact I was a little heavy-handed with the Suze and ended up using 20 ml, or maybe because I was distracted by the music I was listening to (The Comet is Coming) and topped rather than measured the soda but.. delicious! Smoky, floral, bittersweet, refreshing. That's a 5+ from me.
12th May 2020 at 18:22
Excellent refreshing cocktail with exhilarating floral background notes. Went down well as a pre-dinner drink.
12th May 2020 at 18:45
It's been 5 years since I last made this but your comment drove me to remake and so fix "top with soda in method". I also really wish I'd added something floral to the garnish so I've also added a note to that effect. Many thanks for taking the time to log-in and comment.