Lavender
lemonade
RHS GARDEN WISLEY, SURREY
Lavender
lemonade
You can buy bottles of ready-made sugar syrup for
cocktail making in the drink mixers section of the
supermarket. If you’d prefer to make your own (it’s
cheaper!), combine 230g of caster sugar and 230ml of
water in a saucepan and heat, stirring, until the sugar
has dissolved, then bring to the boil for 30 seconds or
so and remove from the heat.
Serves 10
10g lavender seeds
230ml sugar syrup
330ml lemon juice
1 lemon, cut in thin wedges
To Serve
ice cubes or crushed ice
lemon wedges
lavender flowers
Method
Put the lavender seeds in a heatproof jug and add
900ml of boiling water from the kettle. Mix well then
cover with cling film and leave to infuse for 1 hour.
Strain the lavender infusion into another large jug and
add 900ml of cold water. Add the sugar syrup, lemon
juice and lemon wedges. Mix gently and place in the
fridge overnight.
To serve, fill a long glass or large wine glass with ice.
Add the lavender lemonade and decorate with a lemon
wedge and/or lavender flowers.