Elderflower tea

50 grams of dried elderflowers

3 cups of water at 70 degrees Celsius

Mix water and elderflowers and stir for 3.5 minutes lightly bruising the flowers against the side of the bowl

strain Elderflowers out of the tea. Let the tea cool before using if you want it to be at it's best in a cocktail.

Elderflower Maple cocktail

5 oz of Elderflower tea

1 oz of gin

1 oz of Bourbon Barrel aged Maple Syrup

.5 oz of lemon juice

Combine everything into a cocktail shaker with ice. Stir until shaker is chilled. Pour cocktail out into a glass of your choice, and enjoy this light refreshing drink on a hot summer day.