Elderflower Martini Recipes

Steps:

• Remove 8 thin strips of zest from the lemon using a vegetable peeler and set aside. Thinly slice the lemon into rounds and put into a small saucepan along with the sugar and 1/3 cup water. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Let cool at room temperature and strain.
• Rub a strip of zest around the rim of 8 martini glasses, and then drop into the bottom of each glass for garnish. Combine the gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon syrup and ice in a measuring cup or pitcher and stir until very cold. Strain into the prepared glasses.

Steps:

• Put the zest in the bottom of a large martini glass. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the remaining ingredients. Shake and strain into the glass.

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.

Steps:

• Fill a tumbler with ice, then pour over the elderflower liqueur.
• Add the gin and prosecco, then top up with soda water and garnish with lime slices to serve.