Fill the glass with ice, garnish with the lime wedge and lavender sprig and serve. Use the remaining lavender infusion to make more cocktails.

Add sprigs to sugar to be sprinkled on or baked into pastries such as scones, sugar and shortbread cookies, coffee and pound cakes, or even oatmeal. Of course, not all like lavender. Some say it ...

Add the gin, grapefruit juice, and 1/2 ounce of the Tincture of Lavender (reserve the rest for another use). Shake well and strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Garnish with the lavender sprig.

Note that the ice will melt eventually, further diluting the drink. Add some thinly sliced lemons and a few lavender sprigs to the serving pitcher for presentation. The sugar/lemon balance will depend ...

Top evenly with soda water. Garnish with remaining blueberries, lavender sprigs and lemon wheels. Tip: Cover and store remaining lavender simple syrup in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

YOU WILL NEED 1.5kg cooking apples 350ml white wine 3 tbsps dried lavender, plus dried lavender sprigs for finishing Granulated sugar Roughly chop the apples – you don't need to peel or core them.