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Cook Time
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Total Time
5 minutes
Yield
1 serving
Ingredients
Rich Simple Syrup
1 cup water (240 mL)
2 cups granulated sugar (200 g)
Cocktail
¾ oz grenadine (25 mL)
1 oz blue curaçao (30 mL)
½ oz rich simple syrup (15 g)
1 ½ oz gin (45 mL)
¾ oz fresh lemon juice (25 mL)
1 cup crushed ice (140 g)
1 small bunch fresh thyme, plus 2 sprigs, for garnish, divided
¼ teaspoon pink peppercorn, for garnish
How to Make It
1. Step
Make the rich simple syrup: Add the water and sugar to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 2 minutes, until the sugar is fully dissolved. Transfer to a glass jar and let cool. The syrup will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
2. Step
Make the cocktail: Add the grenadine, blue curacao, rich simple syrup, gin, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker and fill with ½ cup (70 G) ice. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, until combined.
3. Step
Carefully light the bunch of thyme on fire with a kitchen torch. Blow out the flame and invert a highball glass over the thyme to capture the smoke. Let sit for 30 seconds.
4. Step
Fill the glass with the remaining ½ cup ice, strain the cocktail into the glass, and garnish with the remaining 2 sprigs of thyme and the pink peppercorns.
