Grape Elderflower Fizz Recipes

ELDERFLOWER CHAMPAGNE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Do not wash the elderberry flowers. It is their natural yeasts that will cause fermentation. Just shake off any insects and remove the thick stalks.
• Place the honey or sugar in a very large bowl and pour in the 4 cups of boiling water. Stir until the honey or sugar has completely dissolved.
• Add the 12 cups of cold water. Stir in the vinegar or lemon juice and the elderberry flowers.
• Cover with a clean dishtowel and let the mixture sit at room temperature for 48 hours, stirring at least twice a day.
• By the end of these two days, you should see signs of fermentation: The top of the liquid will look frothy and bubbly, especially when you stir it. If the liquid is still completely still after 48 hours, add 1/4 teaspoon of wine or a very small pinch (just a few grains) of baking yeast and wait another 48 hours, stirring occasionally, before proceeding to the next step.
• Pour the fermenting elderflower champagne through a finely meshed sieve to strain out the flowers (and lemon rind, if using).
• Use a funnel to help transfer the brew into clean plastic soda-type bottles with screw tops or thick ceramic or beer bottles with flip tops. Do not use corked wine bottles because elderflower champagne is quite capable of popping out the corks or worse-exploding the bottles. Leave at least an inch of headspace between the surface of the liquid and the rims of the bottles. Secure the tops.
• Leave at room temperature for a week, "burping" the bottles (opening briefly) at least once a day. After the week at room temperature, move them to the refrigerator, but keep "burping" the bottles occasionally for another week.
• Serve chilled or over ice.

GRAPE-ELDERFLOWER FIZZ

Steps:

• In a 1 1/2-quart pitcher, combine gin, elderflower liqueur, grape juice, and club soda. Squeeze lime halves over pitcher, and stir. To serve, pour over ice in tall glasses, and garnish each with 4 or 5 grape halves.

ELDERFLOWER AND GRAPE SPRITZER

Steps:

• Fill a glass with ice and sliced frozen grapes. Add the concord grape juice, elderflower syrup and sparkling water.
• Stir and serve.

ELDERFLOWER AND GRAPE FIZZ RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour 250ml Belvoir Elderflower Cordial into a jugover ice, add a handful ofred and green grapes, halved, and 1 lemon, sliced. To serve, pour over achilled bottle of M&S Prosecco.

ELDERFLOWER FIZZ

Steps:

• Add the vodka, St-Germain, lime sour and agave nectar to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
• Strain into a Champagne flute.
• Top with the sparkling wine.
• Slap a thyme sprig once between your palms to release its oils. Use it to gently stir the drink, then leave it in as a garnish.