Elderflower Fizz Recipe
Submitted by Jennifer Morrow on 8/24/2026
Last summer, I hosted a few wine socials to raise money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, which was one of the highlights of 2025, as I reflect. I usually have a Welcome Wine when I host tastings for ONEHOPE Winery, and last year I served one of their recommended recipes, which was a huge hit!
As I savor these final weeks of summer and still need something to quench my thirst on these 90+ degree Florida days, I thought I'd make this recipe for myself and share it with you.
As a test, I made it with sparkling water as a non-alcoholic alternative to wine, and it’s just as yummy! A NA champagne would do the trick as well. Here’s that recipe, and please tag us on social media @rootsontherise if you make it and like it as much as we do.
Elderflower Fizz Recipe
Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 shot elderflower liqueur (St-Germain, for example)
1 cup crushed ice
1 lemon rind shaving
Instructions:
Combine lemon juice and elderflower liqueur in a coupe glass, add ice, and top with sparkling brut.
Garnish with lemon rind shaving
Test Kitchen Tip: Use a vegetable peeler to create a thin, elegant lemon rind twist—just enough zest without bitterness.
Recipe Source: ONEHOPE Winery
Get to Know the Elderflower
This naturally sent me down an Elderflower rabbit hole, and here are the highlights:
Elderberry grows as a large shrub or small tree, and Sambucus nigra is the most common variety used. In late spring, it grows clusters of white flowers. By late summer, these turn into dark purple berries.
Elderflower tastes fresh, sweet, and lightly floral with crisp notes of pear, lychee, and citrus.
Scientists have found that elderberry extract can make it harder for flu viruses to enter human cells, which can shorten the time someone stays sick.
Hippocrates, often called the "Father of Medicine," called the elder tree his entire "medicine chest" because it had so many uses.
In Harry Potter, the most powerful wand in existence is the Elder Wand, named because it was crafted from the wood of an elder tree.