• 1 bottle (375 ml) dry vermouth
• 1 bunch (1 ounce) fresh thyme , several sprigs set aside
• Chilled vodka
• Ice
• 1 bunch lemon verbena

To make the infusion, pour vermouth into a bowl; add thyme. Press thyme into vermouth with a spoon. Cover tightly for 24 hours. Discard thyme.

To make one martini, combine 2 ounces chilled vodka, 2 tsp. thyme-infused vermouth, ice, and a lemon verbena sprig in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a fresh lemon verbena and thyme sprig.