Essence of Elderflower
My late Aunty Kathleen used to make wine and had won awards for her Elderflower Champagne. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get the recipe from her before she passed away but each year I see the elderflowers, I’m reminded of her so this year I decided to have a go at making some elderflower champagne. Now, it should probably be called pressé as it’s not technically allowed to be called champagne since it’s not made in the Champagne region of France from the appropriate grape varieties, but since it won’t be travelling any further than from my fridge to my glass, I think I’ll run with it! Whilst scouring Google for recipes, I also came across an elderflower liqueur recipe so added that to my picking list. We have a Sambucus Nigra bush in our garden so I used the flowers from that for my ‘champagne’. In the field next to our property is a large, wild elderflower bush, where I picked my flowers for the liqueur. During my research, a couple of top t...