Blackberry Lemon Thyme Sparkler
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Recipe Intro From therealfoodrds
Blackberry, lemon and thyme, all familiar flavors and now in a cocktail thanks to TheRealFoodRDs! The herbacious honey lends the perfect sweetness and even better, you can eat the cocktail-infused Driscoll's blackberries while you drink it.
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ingredients
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 16 sprigs fresh thyme, lightly bruised with between your fingers
- 16 Driscoll's blackberries
- Juice of 2 lemons (about 8 teaspoons)
- 4 thin lemon slices
- 6 ounces gluten-free vodka (such as Tito’s Handmade)
- Ice
- Sparkling water or club soda
Method
Step 1
To make the thyme-infused honey syrup, place honey and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring just to a boil then remove from heat. Add 8 sprigs of fresh thyme to pan, stir and allow to cool to room temperature
Step 2
To make the cocktails: Place 4 blackberries in the bottom of 4 old-fashioned glasses (or small mason jars or other glasses of choice).
Step 3
Add 2 teaspoons lemon juice and 1 Tbsp. honey syrup to each glass and use the end of a wooden spoon or a muddler to gently smash the berries. Don’t pulverize them, just smash them enough to release their juices while keeping them relatively intact.
Step 4
Add 1 ½ ounces vodka to each glass and fill with ice.
Step 5
Pour sparkling water into each glass, stir once and garnish with 2 fresh thyme sprigs and a thin slice of lemon.