A 1930s gin sour brightened with Lillet Blanc and an unexpected whisper of white crème de cacao, whose chocolate note ghosts through lemon in a surprisingly elegant way.

20th Century

A forgotten 1930s equal-parts stirrer of gin, apricot brandy, and Calvados that drinks lush, orchard-fruity, and faintly perfumed — more fruit-forward than its gin base suggests.

Angel Face

A delicate pre-Prohibition gin classic where bright lemon, nutty maraschino cherry, and a whisper of violet liqueur balance into a pale, perfumed sip that gave the drink its sky-like name.

Aviation

A low-ABV spritz building fino sherry and elderflower liqueur over ice, topped with prosecco and soda for a dry, saline, floral aperitivo that drinks like seaside air.

Bamboo Spritz

A gin sour charged with honey syrup and fresh jalapeño, landing sweet and floral up front before a warming chili kick lingers on the finish.

Bee Sting

A Prohibition gin sour sweetened with honey instead of sugar, producing a floral, softly sweet drink whose name was 1920s slang for something irresistibly good.

Bee's Knees

A Parisian hotel-born stirred drink that joins gin and dry vermouth with equal parts apricot brandy and orange liqueur, landing floral, stone-fruited, and elegantly sweet.

Claridge

A Philadelphia-born Victorian gin sour shaken with raspberry syrup and egg white, drinking pink, plush, and foamy with tart berry lift over a clean gin base.

Clover Club

A Cuban classic from Charles H. Baker where light rum is perfumed with yellow Chartreuse, lime, and mint for a floral, herbaceous tropical sour.

Daisy de Santiago

A floral spin on the gin Collins laced with St-Germain, yielding a tall, bubbly glass that lifts lemon and juniper with delicate elderflower perfume and garden-bright finish.

Elderflower Collins

A silky gin fizz sweetened with elderflower liqueur and capped with an egg-white foam, blending perfumed florals, citrus sour, and soda lift into a pillowy, aromatic sip.

Elderflower Fizz

A modern botanical martini stirring gin with dry vermouth and elderflower liqueur into a crisp, perfumed sip laced with honeyed white-flower aromatics.

Elderflower Martini

A modern aperitivo pairing perfumed elderflower liqueur with Prosecco and soda, delivering a delicate, orchard-blossom spritz that feels light as air.

Elderflower Spritz

A modern aperitif layering gin with elderflower liqueur, Lillet Blanc, grapefruit juice, and lemon for a dry, floral, grapefruit-kissed sipper with delicate perfume.

French Blonde

A modern gimlet update softened with elderflower liqueur, letting floral sweetness smooth gin's juniper edge against fresh lime for a delicate, perfumed sour.

French Gimlet

A spring-weight cooler muddling cucumber with gin, elderflower liqueur, lime, and simple syrup for a crisp, perfumed sip that feels like a stroll through an English garden.

Gin Garden

A garden-party highball where elderflower liqueur softens gin and tonic with perfumed floral sweetness, finishing crisp, dry, and unmistakably aromatic.

Gin and Elderflower

A Northern Italian alpine spritz of elderflower liqueur, prosecco, and soda with muddled mint, drinking floral and herbal with a gentle spring-meadow softness.

Hugo Spritz

A perfumed gin fizz shaken with lavender-kissed syrup, lemon, and egg white, then topped with soda for a pillowy, floral sip with bright citrus lift.

Lavender Gin Fizz

A silky, perfume-laced martini that pairs clean vodka with lychee liqueur and a squeeze of lime, delivering the fruit's rose-scented sweetness in a crisp, pale pour.

Lychee Martini

A softly fruity Savoy-era mix of gin, apricot brandy, and orange juice that drinks like a stone-fruit orchard in a glass, with juniper and bright citrus keeping it from turning syrupy.

Paradise

A Peruvian-leaning highball that sends pisco's floral-grape character through lime and ginger beer, coming out crisp, aromatic, and surprisingly perfumed.

Pisco Buck

A Peruvian-spirited cousin of the gin fizz, where grape-forward pisco is shaken with lemon, sugar, and egg white, then topped with soda for a frothy, floral lift.

Pisco Fizz

A New Orleans marathon-shake of gin, citrus, cream, egg white, and orange flower water topped with soda, producing a pillowy, perfumed, marshmallow-textured brunch icon.

Ramos Gin Fizz

A pre-war Parisian classic stirring dry vermouth with kirschwasser and grenadine into a pale, bone-dry sip where stone-fruit cherry aromatics meet a pomegranate blush.

Rose

A modern vodka sour created by Salvatore Calabrese, layering elderflower's floral sweetness with lime, honey, and a muddled chili kick that leaves a slow burn on the finish.

Spicy Fifty

A modern three-ingredient sour that pairs light rum with elderflower liqueur and lemon, delivering a pale, floral-bright drink that feels like a gentler, blossom-scented daiquiri.

Sunflower

A pale-gold reimagining of the Negroni where bitter Suze and honeyed Lillet Blanc replace Campari and sweet vermouth, producing a drier, more floral, gentian-kissed sip.

White Negroni

Cocktails with aromatic floral notes from elderflower, violet, rose, lavender, chamomile, or hibiscus. Floral drinks tend to feel delicate and perfumed.