Spring Spritz Cocktail

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, Fusion

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: cocktail

Calories: 208kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Delicate gin-based spritzer with notes of fresh flowers and herbs

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Equipment

1 jigger or shot glass
1 Cocktail Shaker or highball glass, spoon, and mesh strainer
1 globe wine glass
1 spoon

Ingredients

ice
1 ounce gin
1 ounce thyme syrup
½ ounce violet liqueur
½ drops elderflower liqueur
½ ounce lemon juice
sparkling water chilled
fresh thyme and edible flowers optional garnish

Instructions

Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice then pour in gin, thyme syrup, violet liqueur, elderflower liqueur, and lemon juice.
ice, 1 ounce gin, 1 ounce thyme syrup, ½ ounce violet liqueur, ½ drops elderflower liqueur, ½ ounce lemon juice
Seal the shaker and shake until chilled to the touch (about eight seconds).
Strain into glass filled with ice then top up with sparkling water. Add garnishes if, desired.
sparkling water, fresh thyme and edible flowers

Notes

To Make the Thyme Syrup

Add 1 cup water, 1 cup honey, and 1 bunch of fresh thyme to a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir until honey dissolves then bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and allow to cool fully then remove the thyme. Makes about 16 servings.

Preparation

To craft a batch spritz, add four ounces gin, four ounces thyme syrup, two ounces violet liqueur, two ounces elderflower liqueur, and two ounces lemon juice to a pitcher or carafe filled halfway with ice and stir until chilled. Pour in sparkling water and stir again. Serves four.

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