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Hedgerow Fizz

Gin and elderflower shaken with muddled ginger and honey, topped bright with sparkling water. Read left to right: ginger gets muddled first, everything else shakes together, then it's strained and finished.

See also French Blonde

OriginModern American, gin sour riff
Active4 min
Total4 min
EquipmentBoston shaker tin, jigger, muddler, fine strainer, chilled coupe or stemmed glass
Method
SHAKE
Hard shake, 12-15 sec
Ice
CUBED
Full shaker, standard cubes
Dilution
LIGHT-MED
Taste before straining
Glass
COUPE
Pre-chilled
1 · MUDDLE 2 · SHAKE 3 · STRAIN 4 · FINISH
1 thin coin fresh ginger Cut 3-4 thin coins, use the best one.1
0.5 oz ≈ 15 mL honey syrup (1:1) In with the ginger.
1.5 oz ≈ 44 mL gin, botanical-forward Into the tin with the muddled ginger. Fill with ice, shake hard 12-15 sec. Double strain into the chilled coupe -- Hawthorne plus a fine mesh strainer.
0.5 oz ≈ 15 mL elderflower liqueur Into the tin with the gin.
0.75 oz ≈ 22 mL fresh lemon juice Into the tin with the gin.
2 dashes aromatic bitters Into the tin with the gin.
to fill the tin ice, cubed Fill the tin.
2 oz ≈ 59 mL sparkling water (or dry prosecco) Top the strained pour.
1 twist + 1 bloom lemon twist, edible flower Garnish with the twist and the flower.
  1. fresh ginger · MUDDLE Muddle gently in the tin with the honey syrup to release the ginger oil -- don't pulverize.
Protein
Produce
Dairy & Egg
Pantry & Grain
Spice & Seasoning
Liquid & Fat

Notes

Muddle, don't pulverize. A few gentle presses on the ginger coin releases oil without shredding fiber into the drink -- you're after aroma, not pulp in the strainer.
Prosecco swap. For a stronger, drier version, replace the sparkling water 1:1 with dry prosecco. Chill it first -- a room-temp pour flattens the fizz fast.
Sourcing. Elderflower liqueur (St-Germain or similar) isn't always on the shelf at a standard grocery run -- Global Foods Market in Kirkwood carries it, or most liquor stores stock at least one brand.
Double strain, always. The muddled ginger leaves fine fiber that a single Hawthorne strain won't catch. A fine mesh strainer on top of the Hawthorne keeps the texture clean.
Original AI-drafted (ChatGPT), refined and named in this project, September 3, 2026.