Thyme cocktails

Made 3 different thyme cocktails last weekend using Thyme simple syrup.  Made for a pretty bad hangover the next morning, so need to try using monkfruit simple syrup next time.  Made 1:1 cup ratio in the morning and had plenty of leftover, so next time can use like 3/4 cup. Garnish with sprigs of thyme and lemon or lime peel.

Thyme gives it a nice smokey taste.

Double recipe for 2 people.

JIGGER RULES:

Small side = 0.75 oz / filling to the brim = 1 oz

Large side = 1.5 oz

1 OZ = 2 TBSP

THYME SIMPLE SYRUP

-1 cup of sugar

-1 cup of water

-Handful of thyme

Directions:

1. Boil water and sugar

2. Pour into mason jar

3. Add in thyme

4. Let cool in fridge

#1. Meyer Lemon and Thyme Whiskey Sour - from footnetwork.com (Eric's favorite!)

-1.5 oz bourbon

-1 oz Meyer lemon juice = 1 lemon + 1 mandarin orange

-1.5 oz thyme simple syrup

FOR 4 DRINKS:

Barely fits in the shaker - don't add a lot of ice because you add ice to the drinks anyways

I added too much ice in shaker and it overflowed

#2. The French Gimlet - from freutcake.com (maybe too sour and needed more simple syrup?)

-2 oz gin

-1.5 oz St. Germain

-1.5 oz lime juice

-1/2 oz thyme simple syrup (maybe do 0.75 oz?)

#3. Lemon Thyme Cocktail - from bettycrocker.com (it was ok, but #1 better)

-2.5 oz vodka

-3 oz cranberry juice

-1 oz thyme simple syrup

-1/2 oz orange-flavored liqueur

-1/2 lemon juice- orig recipe called for lemon-thyme simple syrup with 2 T grated lemon peel added to the simple syrup when making, but I had already made

*drinks