Photo Credit: American Honey
This cocktail is tangy, herby, and downright delightful. Making tea flavored simple syrup is a fantastic way to add a different twist to any classic cocktail. This recipe boasts a raspeberry and rosehip tea simple syrup to add a lightly tart tone to this tonic. The fresh raspberries are complemented perfectly by the thyme and gin for a fullbodied concoction that tastes like it was made at a swanky downtown bar. Stay classy and sip away, #sipsbabes!
Raspberry Thyme Gin & Tonic
Makes 4 glasses // Prep Time: 20 minutes // Active Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
Raspberry Rosehip Tea Syrup
- 2 rounded tsp of Higher Tea's Raspberry and Rosehip
- ¼ cup sugar OR 4 tbsp honey
- 2 cups filtered water
Cocktails
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- ½ cup fresh thyme (unstripped and packed)
- 4 tbsp tea syrup
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon (or lime) juice
- 1 cup (8 oz) gin
- 1 ½ cup club soda
- Ice for serving
- A few thyme sprigs for garnish
Directions
Raspberry Rosehip Tea Syrup
Bring water to a boil and add the tea leaves and honey/sugar. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Then remove from heat, let cool, and place in fridge for 15 minutes to cool.
Cocktails
In a cocktail mixer (or large mixing glass) combine the raspberries, fresh thyme, lemon/lime juice, and tea syrup and muddle together.
Next, strain mixture into pitcher while pressing on raspberries and thyme to extract maximum flavor. Then add in the gin and club soda and stir gently.
Serve over ice, garnish with thyme, and have a good time :)
If you're looking for another fruity spiked drink, try our Cold Brew Cosmo recipe!
Recipe adapted from Donna Hay
