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English Garden Cocktail

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 1 cocktail

Equipment

  • 1 cocktail muddler
  • 1 8 ounce highball glass

Ingredients
  

  • 5 fresh mint leaves
  • 1 1/2 ounces Empress 1908 gin
  • 2 teaspoons St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 ounces Sparkling apple juice
  • crushed ice
  • Garnish: long cucumber strip from an English cucumber with some of the peel removed, fresh mint sprig, fresh strawberry

Instructions
 

  • Place mint leaves in an 8 ounce highball glass and bruise with a cocktail muddler or the back of a wooden spoon.
  • Add the gin, St. Germain elderflower liqueur and lemon juice to the glass. Stir with long handled spoon.
  • Add crushed ice to fill the glass and top with sparkling apple juice.
  • Stir gently and garnish with a long strip of cucumber, sprig of mint and a fresh strawberry.