Blood Orange-Raspberry Smash Cocktail
Blood Orange-Raspberry Smash Cocktail
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1/2
cup
sugar
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1/2
cup
water
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6
sprigs fresh thyme
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1
blood orange,
cut in half
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1
fresh lime,
cut in half
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6-8
fresh raspberries
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2-3
ounces
vodka
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sparkling soda or sparkling lemonade,
to taste
Combine 1 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water and stir. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer (5-6 minutes) or until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has thickened slightly. Remove from heat, add fresh thyme; cover and steep for 15 minutes.
Store in a glass jar with lid and refrigerate until ready to use.
In a cocktail shaker or pitcher, muddle 1/2 blood orange (cut in wedges), 1/2 lime and raspberries.
Add thyme infused simple syrup, juice of remaining blood orange + lime and vodka. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice.
Top with a splash of sparkling soda and garnish with blood orange slices, raspberries and fresh thyme.
