Monsieur Big Thyme

Name: Monsieur Big Thyme
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 ml Honey Syrup; 15 ml Fleur De Thym, Bigallet Bigallet; 23 ml Gin; 23 ml Lemon Juice; 23 ml St-Germain

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Shake Gin, St-Germain, Fleur De Thym, Bigallet Bigallet, Honey Syrup with ice. Strain into a coupe.

When I initially mixed the Monsieur Big Thyme using equal parts gin, elderflower liqueur, thyme, and lemon juice, it was overwhelmingly thyme-heavy, reminiscent of a dish that had too much seasoning. It felt like an assault on the senses, a "thyme bomb." Adjusting by diluting the liqueur with honey syrup improved things, but I'm still refining the balance of ingredients.

Method

Shaken

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Citrus

Floral

Herbal

Refreshing

Sweet