My Funny Valenthyme

Name: My Funny Valenthyme
Ingredients: 2-3 ea Fresh Strawberries; 1 ea Thyme Sprig; 1 dash(es) The Bitter Truth Black Cherry Bitters; .5 oz Vanilla Syrup; .5 oz Lillet Blanc; 1.5 oz Dented Brick Barrel Finished Gin

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By The Flippin Mixologist

Submitted on: February 11, 2024

Refreshing

Complex

“Meet me, O friends, where there is neither darkness nor light, neither the wild thyme unseen nor the wild strawberry. No this, no that. No am, no is. No I, nor you. Just radiant love true.” - T. S. Eliot I have a busy February- my wife’s birthday, the anniversary of me asking her out in early high school, and Valentine’s Day- all within a two-week span. I got strawberries the other day so I could make Ella her favorite birthday breakfast- strawberry crepes. I had some of the beautiful strawbe...

Ingredients

2-3 ea
Fresh Strawberries

1 ea
Thyme Sprig

1 dash(es)
The Bitter Truth Black Cherry Bitters

.5 oz
Vanilla Syrup

.5 oz
Lillet Blanc

1.5 oz
Dented Brick Barrel Finished Gin

Tools

jigger
knife
muddler
shaker
strainer
fine mesh strainer

Instructions

Garnish

Strawberry heart and thyme sprig

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Coupe

By The Flippin Mixologist

At-home mixologist

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Teacher, stage actor, audiobook narrator, and at- home mixologist. I spent my early teaching years bartending in the summers. I love making drinks for people. I love the ritual of it. I like to make the classics, do my own riffs on classics, and create brand new cocktails. I really enjoy trying to make a drink that symbolizes a person or character. ...

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Muddle strawberries, thyme, bitters, and syrup. Add spirits, Lillet Blanc, and ice, then shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled glass and garnish with a strawberry “heart” and a thyme sprig. See my videos for a walkthrough to easily cut strawberry hearts.

Editor's Note

Barrel-finished gin meets fresh strawberry and thyme in this layered, romantic sipper. The black cherry bitters provide a dark, complex finish that balances the fruit.