Recipes

Traditional Elderberry Syrup Recipes

You can drink the traditional elderberry syrup by the spoonful, just like you would a cough syrup. But, you can also use it in a drink recipe for some variety!

Healthful Elderberry Hot Tea

This is Paige’s favorite way to drink the traditional elderberry syrup. Warms you up and keeps you feeling healthy.

2 Tbs Traditional Elderberry Syrup

1 Tbs fresh lemon juice

Add traditional elderberry syrup and fresh lemon juice to a mug. Fill mug with hot water.

ELDERBERRY COCKTAIL SYRUP RECIPES

elderberry lemonade

1 part freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 parts elderberry cocktail syrup

6 parts water

Mix all ingredients and serve over ice.

mountain mama

Make the above recipe for elderberry lemonade, and simply add 2 parts gin!

mountain papa

Cody’s favorite variation. Make the elderberry lemonade receipt, and add 2 parts rum.

shenandoah sundress

1 oz elderberry cocktail syrup

1 oz elderflower liquear (such as St-Germain)

1 oz lemon juice

2 oz vodka

Put all ingredients in a shake with ice, shake vigorously. Serve in a coupe style glass. Garnish with a fresh sprig of thyme.

Tequila sunrise

.5 oz elderberry cocktail syrup

4 oz orange juice

2 oz tequila

Orange slice and maraschino cherry

Drop cherry in a tall collins glass. Add plenty of ice. Pour in cocktail syrup, orange juice, and tequila Serve with a straw (to stir) and garnish with an orange slice.

quick & easy mulled wine

6 oz red wine

1 oz elderberry cocktail syrup

1 oz orange juice

Dash of ground nutmeg and clove

Cinnamon stick

Mix all ingredients except the cinnamon stick in a coffee mug. Microwave for about one minute, put in cinnamon stick as garnish.

ELDERFLOWER COCKTAIL SYRUP RECIPES

french gimlet

1.5 oz elderflower cocktail syrup

2.5 oz gin

.5 oz lime juice

Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker over ice. Shake, strain into coupe glass with lime twist as garnish.

bichon frise

1.5 oz vodka

1 oz red grapefruit juice

.75 oz elderflower cocktail syrup

.25 oz lemon juice

Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker over ice. Shake, strain into martini glass. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge or fresh gooseberries.