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Jam jar glass with half a grilled lemon floating in an iced cocktail with a thyme sprig garnish.
Photo by Gentl & Hyers

Thyme goes beautifully with sweet and citrus flavors, making it perfect for cocktails. This recipe multiplies easily for large groups; just blend the thyme and lemon juice in a blender and strain before adding to the other ingredients.

Ingredients

Makes 8

8 lemons, halved
16 sprigs of thyme
Ice cubes
4 cups ice water
1 1⁄2 cups vodka
1⁄2 cup agave or simple syrup (see Note)

  1. Step 1

    Wipe the grill grates with oil to prevent sticking. Build a high-heat fire. Your high-heat zone should have embers 1 to 2 inches from the cooking surface, with occasional flames licking it.

    Step 2

    Place the lemons, cut side down, over high heat until they are charred and soft, about 3 minutes. While the lemons char, using tongs, hold 8 of the thyme sprigs over high heat just until they start to color and give off wisps of smoke.

    Step 3

    Add the remaining 8 thyme sprigs to a cocktail shaker, squeeze in the lemon juice, and add a couple ice cubes. Shake very well and strain into a pitcher. Add the ice water, vodka, and agave, and stir until the agave is dissolved.

    Step 4

    Serve the drinks in ice-filled glasses garnished with a charred thyme sprig.

Note

To make the simple syrup, just mix 2 parts sugar to 1 part water, bring to a boil just to dissolve the sugar, then let cool.

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Reprinted with permission fromThe Outdoor Kitchen: Live-Fire Cooking from the Grillby Eric Werner, copyright © 2020. Photographs by Gentl and Hyers. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Buy the full book fromAmazon.
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  • This was certainly very refreshing and if you're already fussing with the grill not too far out of the way. Definitely a more savory cocktail but good for a hot day. I'll probably make it again the next time my thyme gets really overgrown but I wasn't head-over-heels for it. My husband rated it "more of your high maintenance nonsense" HAHAHAHA.

    • richenza

    • 5/25/2021

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