Elderflower Liqueur

Name: Elderflower Liqueur
Ingredients: elderberry flowers, enough to loosely fill a quart mason jar shake bugs off and removing all toxic stems; vodka (or more) or Everclear alcohol, 100-proof (or more); 1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar; 3 -4 lemon verbena leaves (6/10/2014 I added and with lemon slices to keep the flowers under the Spyritus 96%alc.)

4 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

elderberry flowers, enough to loosely fill a quart mason jar shake bugs off and removing all toxic stems
vodka (or more) or Everclear alcohol, 100-proof (or more)
1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar
3 -4 lemon verbena leaves (6/10/2014 I added and with lemon slices to keep the flowers under the Spyritus 96%alc.)

Directions

1

Place flowers in the jar and covered the flowers in vodka filling so no air can get to the flowers. Close jar.
2

Optional place a clean lid from a slightly smaller jar upside down on top of the flowers to weigh them down under the vodka.
3

Place in a cool dark spot.
4

Give the jar a shake daily for at least a week up to a month.
5

Strain a couple times the second using an unbleached coffee filter.
6

Add sugar to how sweet you want it.
7

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.