Remembering the Subtle Fall Warmth – Scottish Midlands, Elderflower Gin

Scottish Midlands, Elderflower Gin

My train passed through the Scottish midlands, overlooking the Irish Sea , sleepy seaside villages and lazy ‘coos’ ( doesn’t it rhyme with moo’s) !! 

Curious eyes of mine caught sight of English wildflowers in full bloom—just sitting there, looking pretty.

It was late summer and early spring — lavender shrubs in full bloom almost like unmanageable weeds  , the purple flowers flocking the tracks  but as the train shrugged along the green flatlands,  a tiny cluster of white flowers caught my attention . I knew them. Couldn’t name them. But you know that feeling—when an object is lost in memory, those neurons firing in your brain searching for the lost thought , object or moment  .

Nevertheless , it might be my overwhelmed brain. 

But , if you know me you should know  flowers make my heart bloom too.

So unhindered ; flowing and growing with the seasons,  in sync with  mother nature, that I wanna to be one too. Have you ever realised how human have taken notes from elements of nature and have derived the colour palette ? I will keep those thoughts for another soul- searching post. 

Catching my thoughts , I opened the notes app and typed:

“Grow elderflower. Use in gin cocktail .”

Yes—that was it. Elderflower.

The kind you swirl into a gin and tonic. No wonder , Edinburgh has so many  gin bars and garden . Thanks to their acclaimed gin from ‘Edinburgh botanics’ , the brands sums it’s up all very well ~ ‘Tastes like a stolen moment in a hidden emerald garden. Edinburgh Gin Botanics’ is distilled using plants sourced from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh” 

I hope it takes you back to the Scottish midlands,and hopefully when you go to Edinburgh next time you can make time and visit few of my favourite gin bars listed here ~  

So next time you order one—gin and tonic with elderflower—I hope it reminds you of  the Scottish midlands and those tiny, white elderflowers, just sitting there and looking pretty.