Is it a smell, a fragrance, a perfume, or an aroma? 
Lovely flowers have fragrance, stinky flowers smell, pungent flowers are aromatic but Elderflowers combine all those characteristics into one - and I find it the most significant olfactory signpost of the whole year. This year the Elder is flowering early and so that wonderful concoction - home made Elderflower cordial will soon be ready to drink. By some magic just the sweet, smell and taste come through from the flowers with any bitterness left behind in the stalks to go on the compostheap.
If you are lucky enough to be able to get good clean Elderflowers then you can make your own by following a simple recipe on Sue's Blog.
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