The 5 Best Gin Cocktails With Elderflower
Love Gin? Love Elderflower? Well, it's your lucky day! We've put together 5 of our absolute favourite gin cocktails with elderflower.
Elderflower in a gin cocktail is a great mix and our customers love the 5 serves below when they're on the menus at one of our London Gin Bars.
Why do people love the combination so much?
Elderflower with gin creates a light, floral and refreshing cocktail. In fact, we often find Elderflower is the number ONE most popular type of tonic/mixer with gin drinkers as it is less bitter than a traditional Indian tonic, which has a more dry, typical Quinine flavour.
What's more, if people say they aren't the biggest gin drinkers or fans of gin, if we serve them up a gin cocktail with an elderflower mixer, we can be pretty sure they'll be converted right away!
#1: Apple Fandango Gin Cocktail
One of the signature Jim and Tonic cocktail serves at our 'Grand Central' Bar in Elephant and Castle, South London!
Created by Chief Mixologist Sebastian (aka "Mixo Seb").
- Start off by muddling a segment of ginger in the shaker.
- Add 1 basil leaf.
- Pour into the shaker: 40ml Mercato, 15ml elderflower syrup, 10ml simple syrup, 25ml fresh lime juice, 40ml apple juice.
- Add ice to the shaker and give it a firm shake.
- Fill a tall glass with ice, preferably to the brim.
- Double strain mixture into glass.
- Add slices of apple and mint as garnish.
#2: Refreshing Rhubarb Gin & Elderflower Cocktail
This G&T is super popular with the most ardent of gin lovers as well as being the go-to serve we suggest to people who aren't sure what sort of gin cocktail or gin and tonic they would like. Perfect for those who claim they don't like tonic, or the taste of gin, or are just lovers of all things gin and elderflower!
- Grab a large copa (aka balloon) glass.
- Try to ensure your glass is pre-chilled and not warm.
- Now the good stuff, add 50ml (i.e. a double shot) of your ROOBEE Rhubarb Gin.
- Add plenty of cubed ice.
- Crack open the elderflower tonic and pour into your glass.
- Drop in 2 lovely fresh raspberries.
- And last but not least, get 1-2 fresh basil leaves and clap them in between your hands to break out the flavours. Place in your glass.
- Sit back and enjoy your ultimate pink gin and elderflower cocktail!
#3: Elderflower Gin Fizz Cocktail
The Elderflower Gin Fizz is one of the many cocktails in the 'Gin Fizz' family. It is one of those cocktails that is perfect for a nice, sunny day (or pretending to somewhere sunny in the case of most of us Brits).
- Start off by pre-chilling a coupe glass by adding ice cubes or leave glass in the fridge while you make this cocktail.
- Peel lemon to use as garnish later.
- Squeeze 25ml fresh lemon juice.
- Add 20ml elderflower syrup.
- Add 50ml London Dry Gin.
- Add 1 dash bergamot bitters.
- Add ice to shaker, gently shake 4-5 times.
- Double strain mixture into pre-chilled glass.
- Top off with 50ml Prosecco.
- Add lemon peel to glass as garnish
- Enjoy!
#4: Mediterranean G&T with Elderflower, Apple & Mint
Want a SUPER quick and easy Elderflower-inspired G&T to make at home in literally about 2 minutes?
The herbaceous and zesty notes of our Mercato Mediterranean Gin pair deliciously with a premium Elderflower tonic, which gives it a lovely floral, light and refreshing taste.
- Grab a large copa (aka balloon) glass.
- Try to ensure your glass is pre-chilled and not warm.
- Add 50ml (i.e. a double shot) of your MERCATO Mediterranean Gin.
- Add plenty of cubed ice.
- Crack open the elderflower tonic and pour into your glass.
- Cut your apple into 4-5 thin slices and 'fan them out' whilst delicately laying them into your glass near the top of the ice.
- Get a sprig of your fresh mint and give it a clap between your hands to break out the flavours, before placing it into your glass.
- Sit back and enjoy your refreshing Mediterranean and Elderflower G&T!
#5: Classic London Dry G&T with a refreshing Elderflower twist
This is another incredibly refreshing gin and tonic cocktail that you can make in less than 3 minutes at home.
- Grab a large copa (aka balloon) glass.
- Try to ensure your glass is pre-chilled and not warm.
- Now the good stuff, add 50ml (i.e. a double shot) of your LONDON Dry Gin.
- Add plenty of cubed ice.
- Crack open the Elderflower tonic and pour into your glass.
- Cut your apple into 4-5 thin slices and 'fan it out' before delicately placing in the top of your drink...
- Sprinkle a small handful of Juniper Berries.
- Give it all a gentle stir.
- Sit back and enjoy your refreshing, crisp elderflower and apple London G&T!
