• 1 cup (250 ml) of white or organic sugar*
• 1 cup (250 ml) of water
• 3 tbsp (45 ml or 5 g) of dried lavender flowers **

* Organic sugar will give the syrup a slightly beigier tint.

** The syrup doesn't have the heavier perfumed taste of lavender essential oil! The result is herbaceous and slightly minty.

1. In a small pot, put the water and sugar and mix to dissolve the sugar as much as possible.

2. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes, uncovered. There should be little simmering bubbles, but no big boils.

3. Remove from heat and add the lavender flowers, then stir and let steep 10 minutes.

4. Strain with a sieve and let cool completely.

Pour into a bottle or airtight jar and store in the fridge for 2 to 4 weeks.

Uses: endless!

Iced tea

Steep two tea bags in 1 liter of simmering water. Sweeten with the lavender syrup and add lemon juice to taste.

Lavender latte

Add the syrup to a hot or iced latte.

London fog

Steep a black tea bag, add frothed milk and sweeten with the lavender syrup.

Soda

Add lavender syrup to taste to sparkling water, then serve over ice.

Cocktail or mocktail

Add the syrup to taste to your drink! It pairs especially well with gin.

Lemonade

Mix the juice of 3 lemons with a liter of cold water. Sweeten with the lavender syrup and serve over ice.

Yum.