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Refreshing Cucumber and Elderflower Spring Spritz | First Choice Liquor Market
Spring has sprung and Jarrod the @diycocktailguy is whipping up a refreshing spritz brimming with flavour, freshness and fizz.
Spring Cocktail Inspiration: Jarrod’s Cucumber and Elderflower Spring Spritz
Warmer weather has well and truly hit and it’s time to make the most of the sunny afternoons and balmy nights ahead. Enter the Cucumber and Elderflower Spring Spritz. Simplicity is key when it comes to mixing together the perfect spritz and Jarrod’s blend of spring freshness and aromatics ticks all of the right boxes.
Mixing liqueur crafted from hand-picked elderflowers growing in the French countryside with Tokyo-inspired shochu and vodka pre-mix, Jarrod’s Cucumber and Elderflower Spring Spritz brings together an unlikely duo for a winning combination that perfectly balances the sweet with the dry. Keep reading for everything you need to know before you start spring spritzing!
Firstly, what makes a spritz, a spritz?
When you think of a spritz, your mind probably travels straight to a trusty Aperol Spritz. The classic Aperol Spritz recipe came to be when visiting Austro-Hungarians to Veneto, Italy would add a dash — or spritz — of soda water to Italian wine to dilute it. Over time, prosecco would become the wine of choice in a spritz and aperitifs like Aperol or Campari were added for bittersweet depth of flavour. Nowadays, mix liqueur with some fizz, and fresh or citrus elements and you’ve got yourself a spritz!
How to make the Cucumber and Elderflower Spring Spritz
Ingredients:
(Serves 2)
60mL of St Germain Elderflower Liqueur
A can of Barry Crushed Lemon
Tonic water
Fresh cucumber juice
Fresh lemon juice
How to make the fresh cucumber juice:
Method:
- Grab 1 cup of chopped cucumber and add a good squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a few sprigs of mint.
- Pour 1 cup of water into the mixture, blend, and put aside.
How to make the Cucumber and Elderflower Spring Spritz
Method:
- First thing’s first, add 60mL of St Germain Elderflower Liqueur into your cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add 60mL of the freshly blended cucumber juice into the shaker along with 30mL of fresh lemon juice.
- Shake the mixture thoroughly.
- Peel slices of cucumber lengthways and place them spiralling up your lowball cocktail glasses.
- Strain and divide the contents of the shaker between both lowball cocktail glasses.
- Split a can of the Barry Crushed Lemon between the glasses and top up with a touch of tonic water to finish.
- Sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Love the spritz? Try a Cucumber and Elderflower Gimlet!
If you love the flavours of the Cucumber and Elderflower Spritz — but want to up the booze factor — we’ve got just the cocktail for you. Our hot tip? Put a Gimlet high on your list. Start with gin, fresh lime juice and simple syrup, and then channel the cucumber and elderflower notes by using the cucumber-forward Hendricks Gin and adding elderflower liqueur or syrup. As an old-school classic, you won’t need to lift a finger by adding this simple Gimlet recipe to your cocktail rotation!
Non-alcoholic spritzers: how to make the Cucumber Elderflower Spring Spritz no or low alcohol
You’ve got the top tip for upping the booze factor, but what about a low to no alcohol version of the spritz? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Swap out the St Germain Elderflower Liqueur for Monin Elderflower syrup or the Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic Water. Keep the blended cucumber juice and squeeze of fresh lemon, and then top up with a good pour of non-alcoholic sparkling wine. Not only is it just as refreshing — it’s a nice gesture for any sober curious or teetotaller guests coming around.
Got you in the mood for a spritz? After you’ve made the Cucumber and Elderflower Spring Spritz, we’ve got 3 classic spritz recipes (with a twist) waiting in the wings for you to try!
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