The Hugo Cocktail
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 servings
- Total: 30 min (includes cooling)
- Active: 10 min
Ingredients
Elderflower Syrup:
1/4 cup dried elderflowers (see Cook's Notes)
1/2 cup sugar
1 lemon, sliced into rounds
Cocktail:
Ice cubes
1/2 bunch fresh mint
6 ounces (3/4 cup) Prosecco
2 splashes club soda
1 lime, sliced into rounds
Directions
- For the elderflower syrup: Combine the elderflowers, sugar and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat. Pour into a medium heatproof bowl and add the lemon. Let cool to room temperature and strain.
- For the cocktail: Fill 2 wine glasses with ice. Add 1/2 cup strained elderflower syrup and 6 mint leaves to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until the liquid is ice cold. Strain the mixture into the prepared glasses. Top each with 3 ounces Prosecco and a splash of club soda. Garnish with the remaining mint sprigs and with lime rounds.
Cook’s Note
If you can't find dried elderflowers, you can substitute elderflower liqueur for the syrup.