Carrie's Champagne Cup

Ingredients

• 2 oz Champagne brut
• 1 oz gin
• 0.5 oz elderflower cordial
• 0.5 oz fresh cucumber juice
• 0.25 oz simple syrup
• 2 dashes orange bitters

Instructions

1. 1Combine gin, elderflower cordial, cucumber juice, simple syrup, and bitters in a shaker with ice
2. 2Shake briefly for 10 seconds — do not over-dilute
3. 3Strain into a chilled Champagne flute
4. 4Top gently with Champagne brut and stir once with a bar spoon
5. 5The cucumber and elderflower should float on the nose before first sip
6. 6Garnish with a thin cucumber ribbon draped over the rim