Orchard Cherry Thyme Sparkler

Name: Orchard Cherry Thyme Sparkler
Prep time: PT10Mutes
Total time: PT10Mutes
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ounces unsweetened tart cherry juice; 2 ounces fresh-pressed apple juice; 3/4 ounce thyme-honey syrup; 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice; 3 ounces chilled soda water; Ice; Fresh thyme and a dried apple wheel, for garnish

Make a bright zero-proof cherry thyme sparkler with apple juice, lemon, and soda water. A crisp city-inspired mocktail for watch parties.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 10 minutes | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Easy

A ruby-red cherry apple mocktail in a highball glass with fresh thyme, a dried apple wheel, and ice.

Ingredients

2 ounces unsweetened tart cherry juice
2 ounces fresh-pressed apple juice
3/4 ounce thyme-honey syrup
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
3 ounces chilled soda water
Ice
Fresh thyme and a dried apple wheel, for garnish

Instructions

Combine tart cherry juice, apple juice, thyme-honey syrup, and lemon juice in a shaker with ice.
Shake for 10 seconds until the outside of the shaker feels cold.
Strain into a chilled highball glass filled with fresh ice.
Top slowly with soda water and stir once to combine.
Taste and add a small splash of soda water if a lighter finish is preferred.
Garnish with a fresh thyme sprig and dried apple wheel, then serve immediately.

Category: pro-football-city-mocktails

Tags: city-inspired mocktail, football watch party, zero-proof drink, tart cherry mocktail, apple thyme drink