Blood Orange Thyme Paloma Cocktail
Celebrate the season with a Blood Orange Thyme Paloma Cocktail you can sip on and dream about warmer weather. Citrus cocktails are perfect for the winter months.
Ingredients
- thyme syrup ((directions below))
- salt
- 2 oz Silver Tequila
- ½ oz blood orange juice
- chilled club soda or chilled blood orange or grapefruit soda ((I used club soda to allow the flavor of fresh blood orange juice to shine through))
- 1 med sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 small blood orange wedge
- 1 scoop ice
Ingredients to make Thyme Syrup
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup fresh thyme stems and leaves (packed)
Instructions
Directions to Make Thyme Syrup
- Place the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Heat on medium until sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally. Bring to a boil.
- Remove the pot from the burner and allow to cool slightly about 10 minutes.
- Place the fresh thyme stems and leaves into the warm sugar syrup, pushing it down until it is submerged. Place a lid on the pot and allow to steep for about 2 hours or overnight.
- Strain through a fine-meshed strainer that has been lined with a coffee filter or cheesecloth.
- Transfer the thyme syrup to a glass bottle and cover. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Keep unused thyme syrup refrigerated for about 3 weeks.
Directions to make Blood Orange Thyme Paloma Cocktail
- Rim glass by swirling it in a shallow bowl with homemade thyme syrup.
- Dip the glass into a shallow bowl of salt.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice.
- Add the blood orange juice and tequila to the glass.
- Top the cocktail glass off with chilled club soda.
- Garnish glass with sprigs of fresh thyme, wedges of a blood orange.
Recipe Expert Tips
- Must make the Thyme simple syrup before the cocktail recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 110kcal
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