Peach-Gin Cocktail with Thyme Syrup
Ingredients
Thyme Syrup:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon McCormick® Gourmet Collection Thyme Leaves
Peach-Gin Cocktail:
2 cups diced ripe peaches or nectarines, divided
1 cup peach schnapps, divided
8 tablespoons gin, divided
8 tablespoons St. Germain elderflower liqueur, divided
8 tablespoons Thyme Syrup, divided
8 teaspoons fresh lime juice, divided
Peach slices and fresh thyme sprigs, for garnish
Directions
1. For the Thyme Syrup, mix sugar and water in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add thyme. Let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Strain. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled. (This makes enough syrup for 8 Peach-Gin Cocktails.)
2. For each cocktail shaker of Peach-Gin Cocktail, fill cocktail shaker half full with cracked ice. Add 1/2 cup of the fruit, 1/4 cup of the peach schnapps, 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) each gin, liqueur and Thyme Syrup, and 2 teaspoons of the lime juice; shake until well mixed and chilled. Strain into 2 cocktail glasses. Garnish each glass with a peach slice and thyme sprig. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 8 cocktails.