Naramata Bench Botanicals
A culinary lavender syrup built for gin and cocktails. A natural blue from butterfly pea and lavender that blooms to pink with a squeeze of citrus. No essential oils, no artificial colour.
Grown on a half-acre on the bench above Okanagan Lake, in the heart of wine country. A small farm, two harvests a year.
Our lavender and butterfly pea flower, steeped and strained by hand. No essential oils, no synthetic flavour, no artificial colour. Just botanicals, cane sugar and water.
A natural blue from butterfly pea that turns pink the moment it meets citrus. Bold enough for gin, soft enough for a lemonade or a latte.
The syrup
We grow Grosso lavender, the variety prized for its bold aroma, then steep it with butterfly pea flower for a natural deep blue. We strain it and balance it so the lavender reads floral, never soapy. That is the hard part, and it is the part we obsess over.
Pour it into a glass and it is a deep blue. Add a squeeze of lemon or a splash of tonic and watch it bloom from blue to pink. No dye, just chemistry, with enough backbone for gin and enough softness for a lemonade or a latte.
Mix it
Gin is the anchor, but every pour works as a mocktail too. Start with the base syrup, then take it anywhere.
The classic
Gin, lemon, a measure of Bench & Bloom, soda. Floral, bright, endlessly drinkable.
The elevated one
Gin, lemon, lavender syrup, topped with sparkling wine. The dinner-party pour.
Mocktail or cocktail
Fresh lemon and lavender syrup over ice. Add gin, or leave it for everyone at the table.
The essence of summer
A single-variety harvest from the Naramata Bench, chosen for its bold aroma and its colour. Pour it blue, add a squeeze of citrus, and watch it turn sunset pink.
Our farm
We grow lavender on a small plot on the Naramata Bench, the same warm, dry slopes that ripen the Okanagan’s wine. It is a modest operation, and we like it that way: one variety, two harvests a year — early July and late September — made in small batches we can stand behind.
A roadside stand is in the works. For now, the syrup ships to your door.
Naramata Bench Botanicals
We are launching a small first batch this season. Leave your email for the launch date and a free lavender cocktail recipe card.