Makes
1 drinkIngredients
For the blueberry-thyme simple syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 cup Maine blueberries
- 4 –5 thyme sprigs
For the cocktail
- 2½ ounces of your favorite Maine gin
- 1 ounce blueberry-thyme simple syrup
- ½ ounce lemon juice
- ½ ounce lime juice
- Short rocks glass for serving
- A few Maine blueberries for garnish
- Lemon peel curled (for garnish)
- 1 thyme sprig
Instructions
For the simple syrup
- In a saucepan, add the sugar, water, and corn syrup and cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Add the blueberries and thyme and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Let cool. Pour into glass jar or container with the thyme and berries and store in refrigerator. Store without the thyme for a subtler thyme flavor.
For the cocktail
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the gin, blueberry-thyme syrup, and citrus juices and shake until cold. Strain into short rocks glass and garnish with Maine blueberries, a lemon peel curl, and fresh thyme sprig.
