Sunflower (cocktail)

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Sunflower
Cocktail
TypeMixed drink
Base spirit
Standard garnishLemon peel
Standard drinkware
Champagne coupe
Commonly used ingredients
  • 3/4 gin
  • 3/4 cointreau
  • 3/4 elderflower liquor
  • 3/4 lemon juice
  • Absinthe (for rinse)
PreparationRinse glass with absinthe and chill. Combine ingredients with ice in cocktail shaker; shake well, then strain into cocktail glass, pouring over ice.

The Sunflower is a sour cocktail made with equal parts gin, elderflower, orange liquor like Cointreau and fresh lemon juice.[1] It's served in a coupe glass that has been "rinsed" with absinthe.[2] It is similar to the Corpse Reviver No. 2.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sunflower". winemag.com.
  2. ^ "Sunflower". cocktaildetour. 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Sunflower cocktail". Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-26.