Ceci n'est pas une martini.

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A French friend once told me a martini could only be called so if it consists of vodka or gin, and vermouth. Anything more than that, she said, is not a martini. As Margritte pointed out in the late 1920's, we would be lying if we called something that may not be, fact. This is a collection of my very own original creations.
Call them what you like.

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Cocktail Thyme

Vodka

Red wine sauce

Fresh thyme

Olive juice

4 dashes orange bitters

Start by making the red wine sauce (click for recipe), ensuring there is ample time to chill.

Carefully remove the thyme leaves from the stem. On a shallow plate, mix coarse ground pepper and the thyme leaves. Wet the rim of your glass and roll in the herb rim mixture.

Muddle time sprigs with 4 dashes of the orange bitters. Add about 1 to 1/2 tablespoons of olive juice and 1 tablespoon of the red wine sauce. Shake, pour. Garnish with a fresh thyme twig.

The rich holiday flavors of the red wine sauce complement the orange tang and herbaceous notes perfectly. It’s cocltail thyme!