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Elder Fashion Recipe
Elder Fashion
Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: | Makes: 1 drink

New York City’s Death & Co serves this gin and elderflower concoction, and we’re big fans. It’s simple to make and addictive enough that you’ll end up throwing back a few rounds.

What to buy: Plymouth is an English gin. It can be found at high-end liquor stores and online.

St-Germain is an elderflower liqueur that has won over bartenders. It can also be found at high-end liquor stores and online.

This recipe was featured as part of our DIY Home Bar recipe slideshow.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 ounce Plymouth gin
  • 2 1/2 ounces St-Germain elderflower liqueur
  • Dash orange bitters
  • Ice
  • Grapefruit twist
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine the gin, St-Germain, and bitters with ice in a cocktail shaker and stir until condensation forms on the shaker. Strain over ice into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
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    Those proportions are definitely wrong.

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    Amy, it appears there is a mistake in the ratio, unless you've intentionally changed it significantly from the original Death & Co recipe. I wondered about the huge amount of elderflower liqueur, and our cocktail database (kindredcocktails.com) lists an unverified recipe as 1:1 -- which would still be quite sweet. So I wrote Dave Kaplan at Death & Co. From memory, Dave believes the correct ratio is 2 gin:1/2 St. Germain, which would make a conventionally balanced cocktail. If I hear from Phil Ward to the contrary, I'll post again, but I'm banking on 2:1/2. Best, Dan Chadwick Edit: I just heard from Phil Ward, the creator. The correct ratio is 2:1/2.

  • 5Gboyee, you can make your own orange bitters http://www.chow.com/recipes/12038-orange-bitters, but Gary Regan makes a good commercial orange bitters, too http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDeta.... Plymouth was used for its full-bodied flavor, but you can use your favorite gin in its place.
    Amy, CHOW test kitchen

  • Where can I find orange bitters? Is this something I should make at home? Also, why Plymouth gin? Wouldn't any gin work?

  • foodandwhining, the proportions are correct. Its true this is on the sweet side, but if you enjoy your booze a little drier, add more gin. That's what I like to do.

    Amy Wisniewski, CHOW test kitchen

  • Yikes. 2.5 ounces of elderflower to 1 ounce of Gin? Are you sure these proportions aren't reversed? That would be one sweet cocktail (and not in a good way).

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