A restaurant in downtown Paso Robles where we dined last weekend, La Cosecha, had a watermelon-thyme martini on the menu which I had a taste of and really liked. This is my attempt to recreate that cocktail. The mixologists there are into Pisco at the moment and also have a selection of home-infused liquors which they use in their cocktails. The food at La Cosecha was good too - I particularly enjoyed the Pastelitos Catracho (Honduran beef empanadas) and my steak salad was really good too - no leftovers! For this cocktail you need to make a simple syrup or the flavor of the thyme won't be strong enough.
To make the thyme simple syrup to a saucepan add:
- 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 good size sprigs of fresh thyme
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain into a glass jar (I use one of those salad dressing jars). Leftover simple syrup will keep in the refrigerator for a couple weeks.
To build the cocktail to a shaker 1/3 filled with crushed ice add:
- 4 oz good quality vodka (I used Belvedere)
- 2 oz good quality gin (I used Bombay Sapphire)
- 4 1/2 oz watermelon juice (I used Trader Joe's cold pressed juice)
- 1 1/2 oz of the thyme simple syrup
Shake and then strain into two cocktail glasses.
Makes two refreshing and colorful cocktails. Cheers!
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