Gin Pomegranate Cocktail

Recipe And Photography Jenelle Mcculloch

This refreshing fall gin cocktail is tart and herbaceous. It features pomegranate and a sweet but earthy honey-thyme syrup.

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INGREDIENTS

2 ounces gin
1 ounce pomegranate juice
1 ounce orange juice
½ ounce thyme honey syrup*

*To make thyme honey syrup, heat equal parts honey and water in a pan with a sprig of thyme. Bring to a simmer and let thyme infuse until cool.

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until cool and strain over ice.

Garnish with a thyme sprig and thick zest of orange peel.

Optional: With a butane torch, heat the thyme sprig until smoking. OH