Elderflower Liquor
- 10 elderflower heads blossoms
- 500 ml vodka
- 100 ml dry vermouth
- 1/2 lemon zest only
- 50 ml water
- 50 g sugar
Carefully pick over the elderflowers to remove dust etc and put flowers in a clean jar along with vodka and dry vermouthpeel the lemon and put half lemon peel into the jar and close. Shake well and set aside for a week in a cool dark cupboardpour the infused alcohol through a sieve lined with 2 layers of muslin/cheesecloth or kitchen rollmake sugar syrup by heating the sugar and water till the sugar dissolves, cool and add to a sterilised bottle along with the elderflower infused alcohol and shake well