According to Page Six and The Washington Post, everyone’s favourite it girl, Taylor Swift, was spied at Rye restaurant in Leawood, Kansas, on a girls’ night out ordering her alleged new “favourite cocktail”.
Said cocktail, the French Blonde – combination of gin, the French aperitif Lillet, St. Germain elderflower liqueur and grapefruit juice – has gone viral worldwide.
While the drink has reportedly been around since the 1902 – invented by a Parisian bartender, so they say – it first appeared in Saveur magazine in 2011, and is not commonplace on most on-premise cocktail lists.
So now is the perfect moment to add it to yours.
Here’s what you need:
Dry Gin (30ml): Meaning there’s no added (artificial) flavouring – all the flavours come from the botanicals.
Elderflower Liqueur (15ml): Made from white elderflowers, elderflower liqueur brings a floral, fruity taste to drinks.
Lillet Blanc (60ml): Pronounced lee-lay, this is French aromatised white wine infused with fruits, herbs and other botanicals.
Plus…
Fresh grapefruit juice (60ml) and a few dashes of lemon bitters.
Method:
- Fill a coupe glass with ice and set aside.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all the ingredients.
- Shake for at least 30 seconds.
- Tip out the ice and any remaining water from the coupe glass and the strain the cocktail in.
- Gently twist lemon peel over the top and serve!
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