Elderflower Collins

Strength: 13.9% ABV

Floral, delicate and oh so refreshing, with a subtle hint of cucumber. Made using Adnams Copper House Gin and best served with sparkling soda. We also include dried lemon slices to garnish, and for every box or 1L bottle sold we plant a tree!

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Ingredients
  • Adnams Copper House Gin
  • Elderflower liqueur
  • Lemon juice
  • Sugar syrup
  • Fresh cucumber (infused)

Overview

Tasting notes

Our Elderflower Collins is host to some beautifully delicate floral and fruity flavours. Of course the distinctive flavour of Elderflower comes to the fore, but lemon juice and infused fresh cucumber provide balance to the palate and ensure it’s an incredibly refreshing drink. Not too sweet or fruity, the flavours are more subtle and invigorating — perfect to enjoy on a summer’s day.

Instructions
  1. Fill shaker with ice and add cocktail
  2. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds
  3. Fill tall glass with ice, strain cocktail, top with soda
  4. Garnish with a slice of dried lemon
The story behind the drink

The Collins has a unique history. In 1874, New York pranksters were apparently initiating conversations with friends, that began with the question: ‘Have you seen Tom Collins’, quickly followed by a warning that this character had been insulting them and was waiting in a bar round the corner. The payoff would be the mortification of the gullible prankee asking for a Tom Collins, at which point the savvy bartender would serve them a drink of the same name to soothe their embarrassment. It’s more likely that the Collinses (Tom, John et al) were an evolution of the ‘Gin Punch’ recipe that dates from the early nineteenth century, with later derivatives being named to reflect the type of gin used. So, a Tom Collins would be made with ‘Old Tom’ (slightly sweetened) gin, while a John Collins would use London Dry gin. At Edmunds, our Elderflower Collins adds fragrant elderflower liqueur, infused with cucumber for a wonderfully fresh finish.

The ingredients

Our Elderflower Collins is made with Adnams Copper House Gin, charged with juniper, citrus, and floral notes. They use the finest East Anglian malted barley and six carefully selected botanicals in a small-batch copper pot still to craft this trophy-winning gin. Fruity notes of juniper and sweet orange peel sit alongside the floral flavours of hibiscus and classic aromatic London dry gin botanicals like cardamom and coriander seed. We pair this with Elderflower liqueur to give this drink its distinctive floral flavour, and for extra freshness, we infuse with cucumber. To complete the drink we add fresh lemon juice.

Our customers say:

Bar-quality cocktails

We exclusively use the best spirits and liqueurs available, and use at least a double measure in every cocktail. Just like your favourite bar.

Keeping it green

For each box sold we plant a tree, so enjoy your cocktails guilt-free! Together, we’re trying to help make sure the only ice melting is in your drink.

All flair no fuss

Our cocktails are made for shaking or stirring like they do in the movies, and come with perfect garnishes to complete the experience.

Made by us

Founded by two brothers from Suffolk, our cocktails are all poured, mixed, bottled and labelled by hand, less than 15 minutes from home.