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Cocktail of the week: Society Manchester’s Salford fog – recipe

A refreshing Mancunian twist on two classic British gin-based drinks, infused with elderflower liqueur and earl grey

Lucy Bryant

Fri 3 Jul 2026 08.00 EDT

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T his is a reimagining of two classic British drinks, the English garden and the London fog, but with a Mancunian twist. It brings together gin, earl grey, elderflower and honey in a refreshing, lightly floral cocktail that’s perfectly suited to drinking in the garden on a hot day. We like to champion local producers, so use Salford Distillery’s gin, but any well-balanced, citrus-forward dry gin will work.

Salford fog

Serves 1

For the earl grey syrup

**1 earl grey teabag

100g white sugar**

For the honey syrup

100g honey

For the drink

37½ml dry gin– we use Salford****

20ml elderflower liqueur, such as St-Germain

20ml earl grey syrup (see above and method)

15ml honey syrup (see above and method)**40ml apple juice

25ml lime juice

1 lime wedge**, to garnish

First make the syrups. For the earl grey syrup, put the teabag in a jug or mug, add 100ml boiling water and leave to brew for about five minutes. Remove and discard the teabag, then stir in the sugar to dissolve. Decant into a clean jar, seal and store in the fridge for up to 10 days.

For the honey syrup, simply put the honey in a pan with 100ml water, bring slowly to a simmer, stirring to dissolve, then decant into a clean jar, seal and store in the fridge, again for up to 10 days.

To build the drink, measure all the liquids into a shaker filled with ice, and shake hard. Double strain into a tall glass filled with fresh ice, garnish and serve.

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