Elderflower Gin – a recipe - Me & Orla (2024)

FAQs

What is the best gin for elderflower gin and tonic? ›

Elder or St. Germain for the fresh floral notes that make this co*cktail extra interesting. A dry gin with fresh citrus and botanical notes. One Vermont gin you should give a try is from the St.

Elderflower Gin Fizz

Pour gin, elderflower and lemon juice in a shaker and combine. Pour into champagne flutes and top with chilled prosecco. Garnish with lemon swirls and serve immediately.

In addition to juniper berries, you will taste the gentle sweetness of elderflower, a bright burst of orange and a touch of floral rose and lavender. The gin's colour is all-natural, from the addition of red rose petals and black carrot.

Elderflower Gin | Rockfield Spirits.

Currently the world's strongest gin, Anno Extreme 95 is bottled at (as you can probably guess by the number in its name) 95% ABV. Yeowch! This gin is so boozy that it comes packaged with its own measuring beaker to make sure you don't accidentally overserve yourself.

To craft the perfect G&T at home, simply fill a highball glass up to the top with ice cubes (a pre-chilled glass is an added bonus). Then, pour in your gin, top with tonic water and lift with drinks stirrer or long spoon from the bottom to mix without disrupting the fizz. Garnish with a wedge or twist of fresh lime.

Tonic Water

Some of the brands we provide include Fevertree, Buzbees, Hartridges Tonics and many more. Refreshing without detracting from the flavour of our gin of choice, tonic water is an incredibly popular mixer.

The lightly sweet nuances of elderflower blend well with many other natural fruit flavors and botanicals, including honey, pear, blackberry, strawberry, grapefruit, orange, lime, passionfruit, ginger, and even herbal flavors like rosemary, basil, and lemongrass.

All gins contain juniper. Hendrick's unique taste comes from its use of roses and cucumbers along with 11 other botanicals, of course including juniper - but also coriander, orange, lemon, angelic, orris root, cubeb berries, caraway seeds, chamomile, elderflower, and yarrow berries.

Is elderflower gin nice? ›

A deliciously refreshing aromatic gin that harmonises tangy goosberry with sweet, floral elderflower. Tastes like plump, velvet berries plucked fresh from the farmer's field. Inspired by the wonder of succulent, bountiful soft fruits of Scotland.

Traditionally herbalists recommend taking elderflowers daily in the allergy season to reduce symptoms. They can also be used topically as they impart anti-inflammatory properties, so they're great for calming irritated skin. Elderberries are, as the name implies, berries!

St‑Germain is a French liqueur made with fresh elderflowers, hand-picked once a year in the late spring. To accomplish its exquisitely natural flavor, every bottle of St‑Germain contains up to 1,000 of the very best elderflower blossoms, resulting in a finely crafted, perfectly balanced and refined liqueur.

Combining gin and elderflower, this is an elevated twist on the classic gin and tonic. St‑Germain elderflower liqueur brings a dash of 'je ne sais quoi'.

Salcombe Gin and Elderflower Tonic Water

This pairing is juniper led with warm spicy notes from cinnamon and coriander seed. Both citric and fresh with a subtle floral and peppery finish.

Fill a co*cktail shaker with ice cubes, add Hendrick's, lemon juice, sugar syrup and bitters and shake well. 2. Strain into a gin glass filled with Super Cubes and top up with elderflower tonic.

The lightly sweet nuances of elderflower blend well with many other natural fruit flavors and botanicals, including honey, pear, blackberry, strawberry, grapefruit, orange, lime, passionfruit, ginger, and even herbal flavors like rosemary, basil, and lemongrass.