The Food Diaries

Elderflower Pisco cocktail

In a cocktail glass filled with ice, pour in 45ml Pisco, 30ml elderflower liqueur (such as St Germain) and 20ml lime juice.

Pear & elderflower martini

A lovely and simple three-ingredient cocktail.

In a cocktail shaker 1/3 filled with ice pour in 45ml Absolut Pears Vodka, 60ml St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, a squeeze of lemon. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Serves 1.

The Snowflake cocktail

Here’s a lovely wintery seasonal cocktail that is delicately scented by elderflower and apples.

In a cocktail shaker 1/3 filled with ice, add 25ml St Germain, 25ml Briottet apple liqueur, 25ml Bombay Sapphire gin, and 25ml pressed apple juice. Shake well and pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a sprinkle of silver and/or gold leaf.

Serves 1.