RECIPE

© Tina Rupp

Vodka-Thyme Lemonade

• Recipe by Cocktails 2007

Perry St. • New York City
This subtle variation on a Vodka Collins—lemon juice, sugar, vodka and soda—pairs well with the clean, light flavors in star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Asian-inflected cooking.

Ingredients

1. 4 lemon wedges and superfine sugar
2. Ice
3. 2 ounces Lemon-Thyme Syrup
4. 2 ounces citrus vodka
5. 1 ounce chilled club soda
6. 1 lemon thyme sprig

Directions

1. Moisten the outer rim of a highball glass with 1 lemon wedge and coat lightly with superfine sugar. Add ice to the glass. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the remaining 3 lemon wedges with the Lemon-Thyme Syrup. Add ice and the vodka and shake well. Stir in the club soda. Strain the drink into the prepared highball glass and garnish with the lemon thyme sprig.