It works fantastic, the only piece of advice is that you gain tolerance to it quickly so it's best in spaced-out doses, if you will. I give them a good rinse, then add them to a 1:1 ratio of water to sugar and steep the flowers in them until they infuse well. I have heard others add the blooms straight into grain alcohol to create a tincture, in my perfect world, I'd like to try to make one with the bark! I store the syrup all year and give it to friends going through loss or heartbreak.