Thyme Collins
Recipe courtesy of Lawrence McFadden, CMC, General Manager/COO, Union Club, Cleveland, Ohio
Ingredients
- For Sugar Syrup Infused with Thyme
- water - 1 cup
- sugar - 1/2 cup
- fresh thyme sprigs - 3 ea.
- For Thyme Collins
- freshly squeezed lemon juice - 1 oz.
- gin - 1.5 ozs.
- sugar syrup infused with thyme - .5 oz.
- soda water - as needed
Instructions
Procedure:
- For Sugar Syrup Infused with Thyme: Bring water to 190°F and add the sugar and melt together for 5 minutes. Add the thyme sprigs and take off the heat. Rest for 24 hours; strain to remove the thyme. Chill.
- For Thyme Collins: Add all the ingredients except the soda into a highball glass with ice. Stir and top with soda.