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Elderflower Fizz
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Elderflower Fizz

Vodka, St~Germain, champagne, lime juice, simple syrup and a sprig of fresh thyme create a bright, herby, summery drink.
Course Drinks
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1/2 ounce vodka
  • 1/2 ounce St~Germain
  • 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon simple syrup
  • champagne
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme for garnish (optional, but not really—see Kitchen Notes)

Instructions

  • If you’re not lazy like me, chill your champagne flute, filling it with ice and water before beginning to make your cocktail. Or don’t.
  • Combine vodka, St~Germain, lime juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously for 20 – 30 seconds (your hand should get painfully cold).
  • Empty your chilled (or not) flute, strain the shaker contents into it, then top with champagne.
  • Lay a sprig of thyme lengthwise in the palm of one hand and slap your other hand down on it, once. Place the now bruised and fragrant sprig into the glass and serve.

Kitchen Notes

Please don’t skip the thyme. It adds herbal-forward power to the drink—it’s the first thing you smell when you bring the glass to your lips. Also, slapping the thyme in your hands is an impressive bartender move. Do it.