Apple Thyme Orchard

Apple juice, lemon and honey meet a small sprig of culinary thyme in this original zero-proof drink. Light pressing is intended to bring the herb into the liquid without turning the mixture woody.

Apple Thyme Orchard served in a rocks glass with a thin apple slice against a black background.

Active preparation: 4 minutes

Ingredients

  • 80 ml Apple juice, unsweetened
  • 20 ml Fresh lemon juice
  • 10 ml Honey syrup (1:1 honey to water by volume)
  • 1 sprig Fresh culinary thyme
  • 40 ml Chilled soda water
  • 1 piece Thin apple slice, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Chill a rocks glass and measure the ingredients.
  2. Gently press the herbs in the shaker, then add the non-carbonated liquid ingredients.
  3. Fill the shaker with ice, seal, and shake briskly for about 10–12 seconds.
  4. Strain into the chilled rocks over fresh ice.
  5. Add the measured chilled soda water slowly and give one gentle stir.
  6. Finish with a thin apple slice and serve promptly.

Original recipe development. Not yet taste-tested.