Bitter Elder
Description
Gin, Elderflower liqueur, Campari, Lemon juice
Ingredients
| 1 1⁄2 | oz | Gin |
| 3⁄4 | oz | Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain |
| 1⁄2 | oz | Campari |
| 1⁄2 | oz | Lemon juice |
Instructions
Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail
Notes
Delicious and only slightly bitter.
History
Cocktail resulted from a refinement of an unnamed cocktail using Aperol on Cocktail Chronicles. An anonymous commenter "amateurhour" created the cocktail. A similar comment a month later on ohgo.sh confirms the recipe.
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Cocktail summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2008 |
| Created by | AmateurHour, commenter on Oh Go.sh and Cocktail Chronicales |
| Authenticity | Authentic recipe |
| Reference | http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2007/10/01/this-one-been-done-yet/ http://ohgo.sh/archive/campari-take-four/ |
| Posted by |  |
| Quickstart Cocktails | Innovative and Challenging Cocktails |
From other users
Pink. Slightly bitter. Appealing and delicious.
Good God, that's good!
Grapefruit juice, but not.
Subbed Cynar as I was out of Campari. Delicious and the grapefruit flavor on the finish is uncanny and excellent.
EGullet calls for .5 campari rather than .75
Absolutely delicious. Made with Tanqueray. More Campari isn't bad -- 3/4 oz
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Comments
Delicious. Tried with half Campari, half Aperol per the suggestion below and it's quite good. Lovely pink color and just slightly bitter. Very appealing.
I have finally found something nice with Campari in! Really like this drink and the flavour pairing in it. Delightful!
Glad you like this. It is a favorite of mine for when I have a bottle of St Germaine open. You might also try a touch of Campari added to a Pegu Club. This was a drink that got my wife to like Campari.
Made it with cynar substituting for the campari and got a seriously good drink. I used Berkeley Square as the gin, which is quite herbal, so between that and the cynar this probably ended up significantly more herbal than the original recipe intends but it worked really well.
My friend Hugh summed it up, "This is everything a Cosmopolitan wants to be and everything it isn't."
I like it with half aperol, half campari; with this change it is 5/5 stars for me