This cock­tail is named for its inclu­sion of elder­ber­ry, long thought to her­ald the begin­ning of spring. All the Year Round: A Nature Read­er by Frances Lucia Strong and Martha Allen Lane (1896) is a book designed to inter­est young school chil­dren in nature and includes the passage:

“How warm the sun­shine is!” exclaimed a lit­tle bud on an elder­ber­ry twig. “Yes,” answered her twin sis­ter, “I believe spring has come at last. How glad I am!”

And how glad I am as well. I’m ready for spring, gin cock­tails and Open­ing Day. Let the games begin. Go O’s!

Recipe

• 1 1/2 oz Bar Hill Gin
• 1/2 Elder­ber­ry Cor­dial 
• 1/2 fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 Saint Ger­main Elder­flower Liqueur 
• 1/4 Dolin dry vermouth
• Gar­nish with a lemon twist

Add all ingre­di­ents into a shak­er except for the gar­nish. Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cock­tail glass. Gar­nish with a lemon twist.