Second, it was revealed to me that this is San Francisco Cocktail Week. Cool events and lots of interesting cocktail recipes started to find their way into my Google Reader. I had just resigned myself to only dreaming about how these concoctions tasted, when a recipe scrolled by with an ingredient list I actually had at home! This doesn't just happen to me and my poorly stocked little bar. And so, thanks (in part) to my new herb garden, I present:
Country Thyme
(Original recipe by H. Joseph Ehrmann)
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 Thyme sprig
• 10-15 blueberries
• Half a lemon, roughly chopped
• 1.5 oz Vodka
• .25 oz Agave nectar
• Garnish: Thyme sprig
• Glass: Highball or old fashioned
PREPARATION:
Place one small thyme sprig in the palm of your hand and slap it to release its oils. Twist it and place it in the bottom of a 10-ounce highball or old fashioned glass. Fill with ice and set aside. Muddle the blueberries and lemon in a shaker. Add the vodka and agave nectar, and fill with ice. Shake vigorously for 10 to 20 seconds and strain into the prepared glass. Take a nice large, pretty sprig of thyme and slap it before sticking it into the drink as a garnish. (If blueberries are out of season, use 2 teaspoons of high-quality blueberry preserves instead. You’ll have to adjust the amount of agave nectar depending on the sweetness of the preserves.)
Not too shabby.
