Born from the elder tree
For centuries the elder tree has held a unique place in folklore, symbolising life, renewal, and respect for nature. A quiet presence found across hedgerows, village greens and gardens, it was seen as a local guardian, celebrated for its magical bloom.
Elders celebrates the wisdom and vitality of the elder tree. A renewed spirit of tradition that’s timeless in taste.
A garden of flavour
Elders is crafted in Kent with the highest quality, sustainably sourced ingredients, and produced using 100% renewable energy.
We build our distinctive flavour through multiple extracts of elderflower, carefully layered to capture the full character of the blossom. Together with complementary British botanicals, including rhubarb and apple, we’ve created a bright, balanced and subtly complex liqueur, with 25% less sugar than traditional elderflower liqueurs.
Our Founders
Meet Charlie & David
Friends since childhood, and having both spent over 12 years in the drinks industry, we’ve always shared a love of the UK’s best food and drink and the producers behind it.
As the Hugo Spritz rose to fame, we noticed that 90% of them were being made using imported, very sweet and mass produced elderflower liqueurs, despite elderflower being woven into the fabric of the English countryside. We knew there was a better way - an opportunity to celebrate the Hugo Spritz from our own back garden, respecting the quality and tradition of British produce, whilst breathing new life into the category with a more complex, delicate and lower sugar product.
So we created Elders - The English Elderflower Liqueur. A sustainable, local liqueur that captures the essence of the British summer, proving the best ingredients for a world-class drink are growing right here at home.
We hope you enjoy!
David & Charlie
our key ingredients
No.1
Elderflower
To capture the full character of the blossom, we layer multiple elderflower extracts together to build depth and aroma, each made using hand-picked flowers.
We use a technique borrowed from the perfume industry to create a supercritical extract, which brings a vivid, expressive top note. Layered together, this creates a bright, unmistakable elderflower flavour with real depth.
our key ingredients
No.2
Rhubarb
Rhubarb brings a gentle sharpness and leafy freshness that lifts and balances the floral notes of elderflower.
Its subtle tartness adds structure, preventing the sweetness from becoming overly rounded, while introducing a quiet complexity. A grounding note in our garden of flavour.
our key ingredients
No.3
Apple
Local apples sourced from surplus produce form the base of our spirit - clean, crisp, and sustainable.
This foundation is lifted with a touch of cider, adding a subtle fermented note and a gentle complexity to the finish. Fresh, balanced, and layered from the ground up.
