Tipple Thyme

A sparkling wine cocktail takes the celebration that one step further!

• Ready In: 12 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• Thyme Syrup

• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 1  cup water
•  fresh thyme sprig (25 leaves plucked off the stem of a thyme sprig)
• 1  ounce  fresh  blood orange juice
• 1⁄2 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 ounce  thyme  syrup
• 3  ounces  sparkling rose wine
•  lemon, wheel for garnish
•  thyme, sprig for garnish

Directions

1. Make thyme syrup: Bring ingredients to a boil in a saucepan, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool. Double strain into a glass bottle.
2. To make cocktail: Pour juices and syrup into a Champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with lemon wheel with sprig of thyme on rime of glass.