Thyme of the year
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Thyme is the star of this Christmassy tipple from Matt Whiley of The Peg + Patriot. Herbaceous and floral, it is used to twist the flavour of vodka in this cocktail recipe, yielding a delightful and unusual end result. Read more about Matt and his cocktails in our interview.
Ingredients
Thyme vodka mix
To assemble the cocktail
- 200ml of lemon juice
- 200ml of sugar
- 5 star anise
- 14 egg whites
- soda water
For the garnish
Equipment
- Boston glass and shaker
- Ice
Method
2
To prepare the lemon cordial, add the lemon juice, sugar and star anise to a pan and slowly heat to dissolve the sugar. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat, strain and allow to cool
- 200ml of lemon juice
- 200ml of sugar
- 5 star anise
3
To assemble the cocktail, add 50ml of the thyme vodka and 30ml of the lemon cordial to a Boston shaker and shake with ice. Once shaken, strain into the empty section of the Boston glass, discard the ice and shake again with no ice until the egg white is foamy
4
Add ice to a highball glass and pour in the cocktail. Top with soda and garnish with lemon zest and thyme sprigs
- soda water
- lemon peel
- thyme
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