There's an incredible big blooming bunch of Lilacs down at Kingston Point Park each year around Mother's day. I wanted to see if making lilac syrup would be flavorful enough to warrent the work and hold up in a cocktail recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Lilac flowers (about 4-6 blooming "bunches")
• 1 cup water (by weight)
• 1 cup sugar (by weight)

Instructions

• Pluck lilac flowers from the stem, removing as much green as possible, dont worry about the little green bits that often come at the bottom of each flower
• Mix water and sugar in a mason jar
• Add lilac flowers to the mason jar
• Shake to combine
• Place in sous vide at 135°F for 45min (over cooking will cause off flavors)

Notes

• The taste is delicate but there, I hope it holds up in a cocktail. Thinking something like a Ramos Gin Fizz or French 75.