Swedish Delight

I wanted to do something nice and fruity today, a drink that resembles a bit of summer amidst the gloomy winter season. Well in the country I live in there's only one season of course, summer! So probably this drink will probably bring out some energy inside us; a vibrancy that you probably would not expect to encounter in our daily mundane lives during this time of the year.

You would probably think I'm nuts with this combination, as it incorporates many different complex flavours into a drink, and also the combination of these flavours into this drink may sound a little too intense, but I assure you; it worked for me, and it will work for you.

I decided to go a little RED with the whole colour of the drink in recognition of the fact that today is probably the last working day before the Chinese New Year, so may this drink bring you guys luck.

You could use different summer berries; blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc, but I decided to go with raspberries for this drink as it possesses this ruby red colour and I believe its sweet fruity flavour will complement the Elderflower in it.

Place half a handful of raspberries into ur shaker and and 1 part of Elderflower Cordial and 1 part of Gordon's Gin into it. Muddle the raspberries with your muddler(of course!), until you can see the colour change in the cordial. If it is possible you should get something that looks like a puree. Top it up with ice, and give it a good shake. Pour it through a sift into your martini glass if you're feeling posh, or you can alternatively pour into a tall glass filled with ice, and top it up with soda water. Add some grenadine syrup to sweeten your tastebuds!