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Add all liquid ingredients except Bai Blood Orange into a shaker with ice and shake. Shake and strain into a glass. Top with Bai and stir. Garnish with thyme and orange slice.
- 3 oz Bai Bubbles Jamaica Blood Orange
- 1 1/2 oz gin
- 1/2 oz ginger liqueur
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
- dash aromatic bitters
- 1/4 oz honey syrup (2:1 parts honey to water) this can be optional if you want to cut back on sugars, but adds a nice depth
- garnish: thyme sprig, orange slice or dried orange
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2919" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/axgsNB.jpg" alt="Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler healthy cocktail Craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1000″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/axgsNB.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-7-225×300.jpg 225w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/09/19/ginger-thyme-blood-orange-sparkler/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/axgsNB.jpg”><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2915" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/Nl2XJJ.jpg" alt="Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler healthy cocktail Craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1003″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/Nl2XJJ.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-3-224×300.jpg 224w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/09/19/ginger-thyme-blood-orange-sparkler/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/Nl2XJJ.jpg”><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2916" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/OLMG4T.jpg" alt="Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler healthy cocktail Craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1045″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/OLMG4T.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-4-215×300.jpg 215w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-4-735×1024.jpg 735w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/09/19/ginger-thyme-blood-orange-sparkler/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/OLMG4T.jpg”>This combo is also great for this time of year as summer fruits fade away and fall/winter fruits have not yet begun to show up at the farmer’s market. I like to rely on herbs, spices, liqueurs and healthy juice mixers to carry through me the in-between seasons. Speaking of, one of my tips for extending the life of fruits past their season is through shrubs (drinking vinegars) and dehydrating! I used dehydrated blood oranges for the garnish for this Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler. I did this earlier this year when they were in season, but you can use a fresh orange slice on the rim if you aren’t as obsessed with blood oranges as I am!
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2918" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/uPnuEm.jpg" alt="Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler cocktail Craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1047″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/uPnuEm.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-6-215×300.jpg 215w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-6-734×1024.jpg 734w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/09/19/ginger-thyme-blood-orange-sparkler/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/uPnuEm.jpg”><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2913" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/jtPLnw-150×150.jpg" alt="Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler cocktail Craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1046″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/jtPLnw-150×150.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-1-215×300.jpg 215w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-1-734×1024.jpg 734w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/09/19/ginger-thyme-blood-orange-sparkler/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/jtPLnw-150×150.jpg”><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2920" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/lByLTE.jpg" alt="Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler cocktail with Bai Bubbles Craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1047″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/lByLTE.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-8-215×300.jpg 215w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-8-734×1024.jpg 734w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/09/19/ginger-thyme-blood-orange-sparkler/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/lByLTE.jpg”>If you’re not knowledgeable about Bai, they are a line of antioxidant drinks using the java fruit (surrounds the java bean thats used to make a cup of joe) and sweetened with stevia. Head to their site for additional information on the advantages of sipping them on! I feel somewhat better adding them into a number of my cocktails. Detoxing while I am retoxing, ha! They recently added a line of bubbly antioxidant drinks which make them all the easier to incorporate into tipples. I Really like their Blood Orange and Watermelon Lime! I played around with the Blood Orange the other day and found a mix of ginger, thyme and gin were great together and didn’t make me feel like I was drinking a “healthy” cocktail.
Tools: hawthorn strainer, shaker
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2917" src="http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/ksHTGZ.jpg" alt="Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler cocktail Craftandcocktails.co” width=”750″ height=”1124″ srcset=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/ksHTGZ.jpg 750w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-5-200×300.jpg 200w, http://craftandcocktails.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BAI-cocktail-5-683×1024.jpg 683w” sizes=”(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px” data-jpibfi-description data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=”http://craftandcocktails.co/2017/09/19/ginger-thyme-blood-orange-sparkler/” data-jpibfi-post-title=”Ginger Thyme Blood Orange Sparkler” data-jpibfi-src=”http://gestatum.com/wp-content/uploads/ksHTGZ.jpg”>I have been cutting back recently to give my body a much needed break. It’s not always easy in my line of work as, as you can imagine, and living in a city like San Francisco that has some of the world’s best bars just steps away doesn’t help!
Source: Cocktail Making
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