The Silver Spoon (French 77)

Name: The Silver Spoon (French 77)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 oz gin; 3/4 oz elderflower liqueur (St. Germain); 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice; Champagne or prosecco, to top; Lemon twist for garnish

An elegant sparkling flute of gin, elderflower, and lemon topped with bubbly Champagne.

Total time

5 min

Serves

1

Difficulty

Medium

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Essentials · serves 1

1 oz gin 3/4 oz elderflower liqueur (St. Germain) 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice Champagne or prosecco, to top Lemon twist for garnish

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The preparation

5 steps, about 5 minutes start to finish.

01
Combine gin, elderflower liqueur, and lemon juice in a shaker with ice.
02
Shake until cold.
03
Strain into a champagne flute.
04
Top with champagne or prosecco.
05
Garnish with a lemon twist.

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“Everything but the champagne goes in the shaker: shake the gin, elderflower, and lemon with ice, strain into the flute, then top slowly with the bubbly so it doesn't foam over.”

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