Ginger, Thyme & Elderflower Fizz

1. Slice the ginger into ½cm-thick sliced. Add them to a cocktail shaker with 5g fresh thyme sprigs. Use a muddler, pestle or the end of a rolling pin to crush and muddle them together. Muddling them should realease the ginger and thyme's aromatic oils. When you can smell them, they're ready.

2. Add the maple syrup and the lemon juice to the shaker. Add a handful of ice, then seal and shake together for around 30 seconds or until the shaker is frosty.

3. Fill 2 small tumbles with ice. Double strain the thyme and ginger mix into the glasses – there should be around 15ml mix in each glasses. Top each glass up with 90ml elderflower bubbly. Tuck a lemon wheel into each glass with a couple of sprigs of thyme. Serve straight away.

4. What is double straining?^ Double straining means using two strainers. Most cocktail strainers come with a built in strainer that you pour the cocktail through. Pouring the cocktail through a second smaller strainer – like a tea strainer or small sieve – will catch any thyme leaves or chips or ice so they don't end up in the glass.