Spring Thyme Mocktail

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: serving

Calories: 106kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Delicate and juicy non-alcoholic craft beverage with a bouquet of spring floral and herbal flavors

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Equipment

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

Ingredients

ice
2 ounces strong green tea* cooled
1 ½ ounce grapefruit juice
1 ounce thyme syrup
3 ounces elderflower tonic water
fresh thyme, grapefruit slice, and edible flowers optional garnish

Instructions

Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice then pour in green tea, grapefruit juice, and thyme syrup.
ice, 2 ounces strong green tea*, 1 ½ ounce grapefruit juice, 1 ounce thyme syrup
Seal and shake cocktail shaker until chilled to the touch (5 seconds), then strain into glass over fresh ice.
Top up with elderflower tonic water and gently stir then garnish with fresh thyme, a grapefruit slice, and edible flowers to serve.
3 ounces elderflower tonic water, fresh thyme, grapefruit slice, and edible flowers

Notes

To Make Strong Green Tea

Add two of your favorite regular-strength green tea bags two eight ounces of hot water, steep for about five minutes, then remove the tea bags and let the liquid cool.

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 batch this drink into punch for a crowd, fill a pitcher or punch bowl halfway with ice then pour in eight ounces of strong green tea, six ounces of grapefruit juice, four ounces of thyme syrup, and 12 ounces of elderflower tonic water. Stir then garnish with edible flowers and fresh thyme leaves, if desired. Serves four.

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