The French Tart – Elderflower Cocktail

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Last Updated on June 6, 2023 by The Noms

We used a unique gin in this elderflower cocktail, but any gin and grapefruit juice will do!

 

We occasionally run across recipes that immediately pique our interest, many times from some of our fellow food bloggers. Usually we end up putting these interesting recipes on our list of things to make! This is usually because we don’t have the ingredients right at hand so it takes us a while to get around to making them.

For this recipe, we just happened to have everything in house so we just jumped behind the bar and let the inspiration flow! With the name of this cocktail being the French Tart, we figured it was appropriate to use this great French gin we received from the folks at G’Vine.

 

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Coupe (ours is vintage though!)

Gin and Grapefruit

This recipe is inspired by the fine folks over at Nerds with Knives, who posted this recipe over on the Cocktail section of Reddit. This is where some serious cocktail nerds hang out (hi there fellow cocktail fanatics!) Like us, a bunch of the cocktail fanatics immediately nerd-ed out on this drink. Then started throwing out their takes on the drink, which was awesome to see all the variations that were created.

The original recipe called for vodka as the base spirit, but we love the way that grapefruit and the herbal note of gin work together.  So then we decided to swap out the vodka for the G’Vine Nouaison gin which worked out really well.

What kind of Gin Did We Use?

The G’Vine Nouaison is a French gin made from grapes, which is rather unusual ingredient for a gin. But, one that has traditionally worked well in other spirits like cognac. G’Vine is a small batch gin distilled in Maison Villevert. It’s a family estate found in the heart of Cognac country where there is centuries old tradition of grape growing and spirits making.

 

The Nouaison is a wonderfully balanced gin, with lots of floral notes, zesty spice and a rich fruity body. This is from the grapes that is a bit reminiscent of a cognac.

 

If You Are Looking for More Elderflower Cocktail, Try These!

• Normandy
• Lumiere
• Red Hound
• Where the Sea Meets the Sky
• St Pisco Smash

 

Bold enough to stand up to the sweet and sour notes of the grapefruit, the Nouaison was a great base for the herbal parts of the French Tart.

What Ingredients are Needed for the French Tart?

• Grapefruit Juice
• St Germain Elderflower Liquor
• Gin
• Sage Bitters
• Rosemary Simple Syrup
• Lemon Juice

 

The French Tart is a great combination of sweet and tart, with herbal hints that add an interesting depth to the drink. Sweet rosemary syrup gives a fresh sweetness that complements the tartness from the lemon juice and the pleasing sweet and sour of the grapefruit. We added a couple of drops of Dram Apothecary’s Sage Bitters (here are some close to it!) to round out the flavors. We hope you give our version of this great elderflower cocktail a try!

 

If You Are Looking for More Grapefruit Cocktails, Try These!

• Rosemary’s Blush
• Grapefruit Smoked Salt London Mule
• Strawberry Paloma
• Honey Bourbon and Pear Cider
• Rosada
• Hibiscus Salty Dog
• French Tart
• Shipwreck
• Rio Rose
• Rosemary Grapefruit Mule
• Rambler’s Ruby

 

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Like this recipe? Try these below, too!

Rosemary Grapefruit Moscow Mule

 

The Pink Pear Cocktail

Other Gin & Rosemary Cocktails

• Rosemary Gin Grapefruit Cocktail – Cooking Bride
• Ginger, Cardamom and Rosemary Cocktail – Jessi’s Kitchen
• Rosemary Honey Gin Rickey – Bren Did
• Pomegranate Rosemary Spritzer – Culinary Compass

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