Elderflower Liqueur Recipes

EASY ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Snip off the long green stalks of the elderflower, leaving enough to hold the flower heads together. Gently rinse the flower heads in water and check for bugs.
• Push the flowers into the emptied vodka bottle or a jar, tip in the sugar and leave for 1 hr.
• Add the lemon zest and juice and vodka to the bottle until it is completely full with no air space, keep any excess vodka to add back later. Seal and leave for 48 hrs. You can leave it for longer, but the flavour will change - it won't necessarily taste more elderflowery.
• Pour the vodka into a large bowl through a fine sieve (use muslin or a coffee filter, if you like). Add any remaining vodka, then pour into clean, sterilised bottles. Will keep for one month.

ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR

Steps:

• 1. Stuff elder blossoms, lemon balm and lemon peel into a clean glass jar.
• 2. Pour vodka over herbs and press down so vodka covers everything. Let jar sit On countertop for 1 month. Shake it once a day; the vodka gradually will turn Deep amber in color.
• 3. After a month, remove herbs and lemon peel. Squeeze them over a large bowl to Remove the flavored vodka. Strain the vodka in the jar through a sieve into the Same bowl. Thoroughly clean the jar, then return the flavored vodka to the jar.
• 4. Make sugar syrup: Bring water to a boil. Add sugar, return to boil and simmer Until liquid is clear. Remove from heat and cool.
• 5. Add cooled sugar syrup to jar, cover, and let sit for another 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, pour liqueur into small, decorative bottles and seal. To serve,pour a Portion into a small container and chill in the freezer until very cold. Serve In chilled cordial glasses.

ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Place flowers in the jar and covered the flowers in vodka filling so no air can get to the flowers. Close jar.
• Optional place a clean lid from a slightly smaller jar upside down on top of the flowers to weigh them down under the vodka.
• Place in a cool dark spot.
• Give the jar a shake daily for at least a week up to a month.
• Strain a couple times the second using an unbleached coffee filter.
• Add sugar to how sweet you want it.
• Place jar in the bar and shake it from time to time until the sugar has dissolved. When all dissolved enjoy room temperature or chilled in a Cordial glass.