1st #cocktail of #StGeorgesDayDrinks on #StGeorgesDay, 23rd April: English Garden

The English Garden cocktail is the perfect cocktail with which to celebrate the English garden and that most English of days; St George’s Day.

There seems to be may variations of cocktails called English Garden; this is our take.

English Garden

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time5 mins

A perfect cocktail to celebrate the English garden.

 50 ml London Dry Gin
 25 ml Elderflower liqueur
 250 ml sparkling wine
 25 ml cloudy apple juice
 25 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
 1 tbsp honey
 Mint leaves
 Cucumber slices for garnish

1

Add mint and cucumber to a cocktail shaker and muddle.

2

Add the gin, honey, apple and lemon juices to the shaker.

3

Shake until the honey is combined with the other ingredients.

4

Half fill the cocktail shaker with ice.

5

Shake until well chilled.

6

Strain into a gin glass over fresh ice.

7

Top with sparking wine.

8

Garnish with mint and cucumber slices.

[cocktail-ingredients]

Ingredients

 50 ml London Dry Gin
 25 ml Elderflower liqueur
 250 ml sparkling wine
 25 ml cloudy apple juice
 25 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
 1 tbsp honey
 Mint leaves
 Cucumber slices for garnish

Directions

1

Add mint and cucumber to a cocktail shaker and muddle.

2

Add the gin, honey, apple and lemon juices to the shaker.

3

Shake until the honey is combined with the other ingredients.

4

Half fill the cocktail shaker with ice.

5

Shake until well chilled.

6

Strain into a gin glass over fresh ice.

7

Top with sparking wine.

8

Garnish with mint and cucumber slices.

English Garden

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