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Elderflower spritz

Golden hour

Elderflower spritz

Time

3 minutes

Serves

1

Ease

Effortless

Pale, floral and lightly fizzing — the drink that turns six o'clock into an occasion.

Ingredients

What you'll gather

  • 40 ml elderflower cordial
  • 100 ml chilled prosecco (or sparkling water)
  • 60 ml soda water
  • A strip of lemon peel
  • A sprig of mint
  • Plenty of ice

Method

A gentle path

  1. 1

    Fill a coupe or wine glass generously with ice.

  2. 2

    Pour in the cordial, then the prosecco, then the soda — in that order, slowly.

  3. 3

    Twist the lemon peel over the glass to release the oils, then drop it in.

  4. 4

    Add the mint, and take it outside if there's any light left.

A little note

Alcohol-free: swap the prosecco for chilled white grape juice and extra soda.

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