Notes: Adjust jam quantity based on jam sweetness.
Substitutes: This versatile recipe allows you to change the ingredients, using whatever you have available at home.
Blackberry jam – Any berry jam, jelly or marmalade
Fresh thyme – Fresh mint, basil or rosemary
Lime – Lemon
Garnish with respective fresh berries and herbs
Method for a layered cocktail:
Combine jam and thyme and add the mixture to a tall glass.Using the back of a spoon, lightly spread some of the jam around the glass. Addice and 2-3 blackberries. Fill the glass with tonic water leaving enough roomfor the Gin and lime juice. Top off with Empress 1908 Gin and lime juice.Garnish with a thyme sprig.
Alternative Method:
Combine jam, thyme and lime juice and add the mixture overice in a tall glass. Add Empress 1908 Gin and top off with tonic water. Garnishwith fresh blackberries and a thyme sprig.
