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

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Which gin is best with elderflower tonic? ›

Hendrick's Gin and Elderflower Tonic Water

Think English summer garden - big on floral freshness with plenty of greenery and kiwi sweetness.

Aside from other gin co*cktails, you could also pair it with vodka, champagne, and white wine. Or add a splash of elderflower liqueur to a fruit salad or other desserts where you want to add a fresh, lightly floral taste.

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 is a great way of making the most of the bountiful elderflower plant. A quick twenty-four hours will be enough time to infuse your gin with the wonderfully floral scent of spring! Adjust the sugar levels if you prefer something sweeter, of feel free to add lemon peel or a vanilla pod for a twist.

The most popular mixer to drink with gin is, of course, tonic water. It's a classic for a reason: the bitterness of the tonic water balances and reflects the botanicals.

Elderflower tends to mix better with light-coloured fruits such as pear, apple and white grapes. Strong berry flavours such as raspberry, blackberry and blackcurrant can overwhelm elderflower liqueurs with only its honeyed sweetness contributing to such drinks, its floral flavours smothered by these dark fruits.

Stay on the safe side and avoid use. Diabetes: There is a concern that elderflower might lower blood sugar levels. If taken with diabetes medications, it might make blood sugar levels go too low. If you have diabetes and use elderflower, be sure to monitor your blood sugar levels carefully.

An extract of the flower is used to make medicine. Elderflower is used for swollen sinuses (sinusitis), colds, influenza (flu), swine flu, bronchitis, diabetes, and constipation. It is also used to increase urine production (as a diuretic), to increase sweating (as a diaphoretic), and to stop bleeding.

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.

St‑Germain is a French liqueur made with fresh elderflowers, handpicked in full bloom every spring. Up to one thousand carefully selected flowers to fill every bottle! The result: a finely crafted, perfectly balanced liqueur that leaves a lasting memory.

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Pine-like juniper is required for gin, though distillers can tune that juniper note to be a whisper or a wallop. Beyond that, botanicals can vary widely. The most common include spices (coriander, cardamom, anise), flowers (rose, lavender) and citrus peel (lemon, grapefruit).

Sweet and fruity. The Pink Gin co*cktail recipe to end all pink gin co*cktail recipes! This simple Rhubarb Gin and Tonic made with ROOBEE Rhubarb Gin, paired with light, floral elderflower tonic and topped with raspberries and fresh basil is a winner.

Elderflower is a sweet and floral aromatic scented tonic that will compliment any orange and citrusy dry gin, much like delicate sweet floral and zesty flavours in Dockyard Gin brought about the use of ….

A citrusy, floral adaptation of the classic Gin & Tonic; Bombay Sapphire is complemented by the addition of a freshly squeezed lemon wedge and a thyme sprig, then topped with herbaceous Fever-Tree Mediterranean tonic water.