RECIPES

Country Thyme

by H. Joseph Ehrmann

Country Thyme

TOOLS

Ingredients

  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 10 whole blueberries or berry jam
  • 3 lemon wedges (3/4 full lemon)
  • 1 1/2 ounce vodka
  • 1/4 ounce agave nectar

Direction

  1. Slap one of the sprigs of thyme between your palms, and then curl it up and place at the bottom of a short cocktail glass.
  2. Fill the lewis ice bag with ice. Use the mallet to crush by striking the bag.
  3. Top cocktail glass with sprig at bottom with crushed ice.
  4. Add the remaining sprig to the shaker along with the blueberries and lemon wedges, and muddle. Add the remaining ingredients and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
  5. Double-strain (using both the Hawthorne and fine-mesh strainer) the shaker contents over the cocktail glass. Garnish with an additional sprig of thyme, and perhaps some blueberries and a slice or twist of lemon.

Garnish

  • Thyme
  • Blueberries
  • Lemon twist