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My mum and dads garden is full of borage plants at the moment, has anyone made wine from the flowers?

Thanks

Stoney

nope never made borage flower but a can not see why not
I have made gorse flower, dandelion flower, rose petal, violet and marigold all or which turn out good

recipe I use for these are

5 litre bucket 1/2 filled with flowers 2 Camden tables 3 litre water cold stand for 2 days stirring a few time a day
1 litre water 1.2kg sugar boil cool add to flowers add 1 tsp yeast 1tsp yeast nutrients juice of 2 lemons a strong cup of black tea
leave for 4-5 days stirring daily until yeast calms down a bit drain into demi john
than rack when needed

very interested what it turns out like will it be blue that be very good it keeps there colour
please do lets us know if you make

I made borage flower wine and it tasted odd, and not in a nice way

I tried it after reading a source that said the Elizabethans made a wine from borage flower that 'maketh the heart merry'

Could never drink enough to put that one to the test due to odd flavour

It tasted so odd that I think I still have a few bottles after maybe 15 years

Then there was the swede wine...

Thanks for the heads up, it was the possibility of it being blue that was appealing also. I will give it a miss. Do you have any other suggestions for Borage as it's there every year and it seems a shame not to use it!

Give the wine a go

It may have been my technique

It would be interesting to find out

borage flowers good in salad
and younger leave cooked in butter are good to