Add a citrusy kick to any summer gathering with these tart martinis!
Servings: Makes plenty of servings!
Ingredients
  • 1 bottle (375 ml) dry vermouth
  • 1 bunch (1 ounce) fresh thyme , several sprigs set aside
  • Chilled vodka
  • Ice
  • 1 bunch lemon verbena
    • Directions
    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.
    From the July 2004 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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