Cocktail of the Week: Blackberry Thyme Sparkler

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Toast to the new year and a new you with this fun blackberry thyme sparkler! Check out the recipe on this episode of Cocktail of the Week.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup blackberries (plus 8 berries for garnish)

  • 1 cup water

  • 1 cup sugar

For the sparkler:

  • 4 ounces or ½ cup of gin

  • 1 bottle of Champagne or Prosecco, chilled

  • 4 long sprigs of thyme

  • gold baking sugar for the rim

Instructions

  1. Bring blackberries, sugar, and water to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, until the blackberries are soft and the simple syrup has thickened and turned to a bright pink/reddish color.

  2. Remove from heat, drain blackberries, and allow to cool. This step can be done well in advance as the syrup will keep for at least a week in the refrigerator.

  3. Dip each glass into a shallow plate filled with ¼ inch water, then dip in a plate filled with gold baking sugar.

  4. Add 1 ounce of gin to each champagne glass.

  5. Drop two blackberries in each glass.

  6. Fill the rest of the glass with Champagne or Prosecco, followed by ½ ounce of homemade blackberry simple syrup. Top with a sprig of thyme in each glass.

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