I wasn’t fancy enough to order cocktails in college or much of grad school. I’m pretty sure the haunts I frequented preferred it that way too. At the time, any elderflower cocktails would have earned me the stare down and being ignored by a bartender…
I remember ordering a cocktail once and got a long stare down from the bartender as if I’d ruined his day. Granted it was a Long Island Iced Tea and the bar was really crowded that night, but hey – I didn’t know what I was doing.
Needless to say this didn’t exactly make me love ordering cocktails. It’s only been in the last few years that I’ve been opting for cocktails and new ones at that.
My default used to be anything with pomegranate in the name. And even now, I know it’s a good fallback. It’s rarely sugary sweet, but it still has a fruity flavor I enjoy.
Sometime on my pomegranate cocktail journey, however, elderflower liqueur appeared and I was swayed to turn down a different default path.
Embarrassingly, I don’t actually know what elderflower tastes like, but I know that I’m yet to find a drink featuring the flavor that I haven’t thoroughly enjoyed. So now you know if we go out for drinks, pomegranate or elderflower cocktails have my name written all over them!
Of course, you’ll also know that I’ll be hoping to find a drink made with one of these sustainable alcohol brands!
St. Germain Elderflower Cocktails
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WHITE WINE
SPIRITS + APERITIFS
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ELDERFLOWER COCKTAILS
Ingredients
- 750 mL chardonnay wine
- 3 cups frozen pitted cherries
- ¼ cup elderflower liqueur or syrup
- 1 cup club soda
- ⅓ cup simple syrup
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 small or 1 large lemon thinly sliced
Instructions
- Remove 1 cup cherries from freezer. Let thaw.
- In a large pitcher, combine wine, elderflower syrup/liqueur, club soda, simple syrup, and lemon juice.
- In a small bowl, crush thawed cherries to begin releasing juice. Add mashed and frozen cherries and lemon slices to the pitcher.
- Refrigerate at least 2 hour before serving.
Chenee says
That Honeydew + Mezcal Margarita is calling my name! Thanks for sharing!
Casey says
I’ve never tried elderflower liqueur but it sounds delicious. I’m excited to try it!
Kristine says
Okay, so I had to stop by and say how much we LOVED this elderflower cocktail. Served it to some girlfriends and it was a huge hit! Filing this away for next time too!
Shelley says
Haha – so true about ordering cocktails in college – I hear ya! But now that I’m “all grown up” these gorgeous recipes are perfect – sophisticated and refreshing (and mostly really easy to make, too)! Thanks for so many ideas!
Sara Welch says
I love elderflower and these cocktails are no exception! Easy, refreshing and delicious; a great way to wind down after a long day, indeed!
Elisa says
Love this ELDERFLOWER COCKTAILS recipe, it looks so delicious and refreshing. Will make this soon. Thanks for sharing 🙂