Recipe: Thyme Cranberry Sparklers

This week is all about the holidays! Today I'm sharing a delightful cocktail which is about as festive as they come. A cranberry-ginger simple syrup gives it the gorgeous red color, and other than making the syrup, it's pretty easy to put together. The thyme liqueur is a really unique spirit and might be tricky to come by, but so worth it. Here is what you need to mix it up:

2 oz Mt Gay Gold Rum
3/4 oz Giffard Thym Liqueur
1 oz Cranberry-Ginger Syrup
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Pinch of Ground Nutmeg
Pinch of Ground Cinnamon

Shaken, strained into flute, topped with:
1 oz Sparkling Apple Cider

Garnish with cranberries and sprigs of thyme. (Get extra fancy - make sugared cranberries)

To make the Cranberry-Ginger Syrup, simply add one cup of water, one cup of sugar, a piece of ginger (about an inch) and a handful of cranberries to a small pot. Simmer until all the berries have burst and it's a bright red color. Strain out the berries and ginger.

**This is a festive variation of the classic Daiquiri Cocktail (Rum, sugar, lime)

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Thyme Cranberry Sparklers



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Thyme Cranberry Sparkling Cocktails, a festive holiday drink

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Yield: 1 Drink

Ingredients:
2 oz Mt Gay Gold Rum
3/4 oz Giffard Thym Liqueur
1 oz Cranberry-Ginger Syrup
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Pinch of Ground Nutmeg
Pinch of Ground Cinnamon
1 oz Sparkling Apple Cider
Optional Garnish of Thyme Sprigs and Sugared Cranberries

Instructions:


  • Combine first 6 ingredients in shaker, strain into flute
  • Top with sparkling apple cider
  • Add garnishes
  • 6 comments

    1. YUM! Also, your Christmas party looks so festive! I love the boomerang that you posted, you looked, of course, super chic and happy!

      The Adored Life

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    2. Woohoo! Looks so tasty! Shame that I couldn't stay long enough to try one! Ha ha
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    3. I have been so intrigued by the thyme liqueur since you last mentioned it but haven't been able to find it anywhere in Vancouver, so my search continues. To be honest, I'm really not a cocktail drinker, anyway, it will be all champagne and wine at our holiday parties, but these do look wonderfully tempting and the colour is so appropriate for the season!
      xox,
      Cee

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    4. I've never heard of "thyme" in liqueur... although I could use any type of alcohol right now.

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    5. Ooh this sounds so good! I love cocktails that aren't overly sweet and this sounds perfect. And I would never have thought of thyme flavor in a cocktail but it sounds SO good!

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    6. hey lydia! i love sparkling spirits. this looks tasty.
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