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I love to work savory ingredients into my cocktails…and there is definitely a trend out their among professional cocktail artisans who are using seasonal savory notes to take your palette on a new found journey.

 

 

Here is one I adapted from the Bellagio in Las Vegas:

Apple Sage Martini

Makes 1 cocktail

• 3 sage leaves
• 2 lime wedges
• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz apple schnapps/apple cider
• 1 tbs lemon juice
• 1 tbs simple syrup
• Ice

Muddle the lime wedges and 2 sage leaves in a shaker/pint glass. Add vodka, schnapps/cider, lemon juice and simple syrup. Add ice and shake, shake, shake. Strain into cocktail glass. Float extra sage leaf on as garnish. Enjoy!

A great way to infuse savory into cocktails is thru the addition of savory simple syrups. One of my favorite herbs is fresh thyme – I am lucky enough to have a small container herb garden and my thyme is going crazy right now – perfect thyme to make a martini!

Apple and Thyme Martini

Makes 4 cocktails

• Ice
• 10 oz vodka
• 6 oz apple juice/apple cider
• ¼ cup thyme syrup (see below)
• Apple slices (squeeze some lemon over to keep from browning)
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs

Fill shaker with ice. Combine vodka, apple juice, and thyme syrup and shake, shake, shake. Divide among 4 glasses. Garnish with apple slices and thyme sprigs – now enjoy!

Thyme Simple Syrup:

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• 5 large sprigs thyme

In a saucepan, combine all over medium heat. Bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer until sugar dissolved, about 5 minutes. Take pan off heat, cool syrup. Extra syrup may be stored in airtight container in the refrigerator.

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