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Cucumber & Elderflower Cooler Recipe

Cucumber & Elderflower Cooler

Muddled cucumber with elderflower and lime, lengthened with soda — the most garden-like drink in the book.

Ingredients

How to Make It

  1. Muddle the cucumber slices in the bottom of a highball glass.
  2. Add the cordial and lime juice, then fill with ice.
  3. Top with soda water and stir.
  4. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and mint.

Garnish

Cucumber ribbon and mint

The Story

A staple of English summer parties since elderflower cordial moved from hedgerow kitchens to supermarket shelves in the 1980s.

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