Recipes

The English Garden

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Debbie Travis

The English Garden

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ fl oz gin
  • ¾ oz elderflower cordial
  • 2 oz cloudy apple juice
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice freshly squeezed

Garnish:

  • 3 cucumber ribbons
  • 3 slices cucumber
  • 4 mint leaves

Directions

  1. Prepare the glass – Use a peeler to cut long, thin ribbons of cucumber and curl them inside a tall glass/high ball.
  2. Add the gin, elderflower cordial, apple juice, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker.
  3. Add ice to the shaker, cover, and shake well until chilled.

To Garnish:

  1. Fill the prepared glass with fresh ice and strain the mixture over it.
  2. Decorate with the mint and a cucumber slice and a straw.