Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups apple-thyme simple syrup, recipe follows
- 1 cup gin (recommended: Bombay Sapphire)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 1 large lemon)
- Ice
- 1/4 cup blueberry jam
- Club soda, chilled
- Fresh thyme sprigs, for garnish
- Special equipment: a 2 1/2 cup-capacity martini shaker
Directions
In a pitcher, combine the syrup, gin and lemon juice. Refrigerate for 2 hours. To serve, add ice and half of the gin mixture to a martini shaker. Add 2 tablespoons of blueberry jam. Shake well and pour into ice-filled Collins glasses. Add a splash of club soda and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
Apple-Thyme Simple Syrup:
- 20 (4-inch) long sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups 100 percent apple juice (recommended: Martinelli's)
Gently crush the thyme sprigs and put them in a small saucepan. Add the sugar and apple juice. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool, about 30 minutes. Strain before using.
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By Julia Carol
on January 09, 2012
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I loved the fresh taste and adding the thyme made it very special. It does take awhile to use all these fresh ingredients but they're worth it!
By Emily Kingston
on November 21, 2011
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Absolutely amazing and gourmet. Obviously, fresh thyme is a must. Fragrant and sweet. Cut the amount of sugar in half- as you should do for almost all Giada drink recipes! While it seems like a fun, bright, summer day drink, I actually would serve this at a candlelit dinner- or maybe as a nightcap on a warm evening. It has almost a romantic quality to it.
By Annapoorna
San diego
on August 21, 2011
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A very nice ladies only drink: because it is very sweet. My husband and his friend had it as a desert after a very spicy Indian dinner:
I wish I had read the review before and added more Gin or half a cup of sugar. Will surely try that next time I make this drink.
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