Prohibition is over folks!! Thyme has arrived and it’s time to party like it’s 1933! (Yes, I live in my own little speakeasy in my head. Don’t judge me!!)
So hubby and I are raiding the ol’ liquor cabinet post-baby (we’re not heavy or frequent drinkers, I just like to pretend that we are) and in the process, I’ve decided to mess around with some new drinks. Like this one!
This is basically a twist on a Sweet Tea Bourbon cocktail. I am still experimenting with and playing around with different ways to use red clover, and now that my nine months of teetotaling for Thyme are up, blogging about a boozy concoction (or two.. or three) were inevitable. Especially after eyeballing some of the delicious cocktails over at Veganosity! (CLICK HERE to check out this inspiring bloggers cocktail roundup blog post!)
So some of you guys know that I’m a whiskey gal. In fact, a quick search of cocktails on my blog will reveal a predominantly whiskey heavy drink list. In addition to being an all around favorite, bourbon whiskey was pretty much my pregnancy craving. Crazy, right? It became a running joke that when I had my daughter, my husband would meet me in the delivery room with a bottle of whiskey and a gym membership.
So after I downed my favorite whiskey drink (if you haven’t tried a Sazerac before, CLICK HERE and do so!), I moved on to mad / tipsy scientist mode.
As I said, I set out to make a classic Sweet Tea Bourbon, swapping an herbal red clover tea for the sweet tea in the recipe. Some versions of this classic drink call for an orange or lime muddle in the bourbon, but then I thought, HEY!! The organic local veggie co-op basket we get each week had a couple of blood oranges in it…. INSPIRATION!!!
Check it out! The result was visually appealing, (Can a drink be sexy? Because I think this drink is sexy!) and reminds me of a fruity, lighter version of my Cough Syrup Cocktail (CLICK HERE to check that one out).
Give it a try and let me know what you think!
Yes it tasted amazing!! My unity drunk me!
Oh my gosh, LOVE blood orange! My favorite to-go-to drink is still gin tonic. I love Hendricks gin, so combine that with Fentimans tonic & a few slices of cucumber and I’m good to go! However I can appreciate a good whiskey for sureee
I’m kind of scared of gin.. the first time I ever tried gin, it gave me BAD heartburn that lasted for DAYS. It was awful! Now I only drink cocktails that have a tiny splash of gin, haha..
This looks delicious. I love blood oranges, but I’ve never had bourbon.
Gingi, this is making me thirsty. I’ll just have mine virgin.
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This looks so pretty! Sadly, I’m not a bourbon girl at all. I’m not sure how I was born in Kentucky because I always thought it was in the milk up there or something.
Born in Kentucky, and you don’t like bourbon?! That’s like.. some kind of southern blasphemy right there! lol! 😉
Love the blood orange in this! Glad you can enjoy a nice cocktail again!
Yummy, YES Lets party like it’s 1933! I need to make this up 😀
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I totally think a drink can be sexy! I was just talking to my hubby the other night about how I used to love lemonade and bourbon in college, but THIS sounds absolutely delightful. Now that I live in Scotland I need to get better aquainted with Scotch whisky, but I’m sort of a novice with it all at the moment!
For Christmas, my husband got me a nice bottle of Scottish Whiskey to have when I deliver the baby.. hehe. I am more versed in Tennessee Whiskey, but I’m wanting to branch out and learn more.. it’s like.. heavy wine tasting. haha!
This sounds so good! Trying this soon!
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Yum, that looks great!
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First of all, congrats!! And secondly, this looks delish! Love this post I will be referring back to it 🙂
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Yay! Glad you like it! And thank you for stopping by my blog! I hope we can keep in touch! <3
I’m not a huge whiskey fan but I’m always up to try a new cocktail.
Yes, this drink does look sexy!!
Thanks for linking to my cocktail roundup my friend! 🙂
Well aren’t you lucky, you craved whiskey while you were pregnant and I craved cabbage. Seriously lame.
This drink looks great. I’m not a whiskey drinker, but I have to admit, this looks pretty darn good. I just might have to get my sexy on tonight. 😉
Of course my friend! Love, love, LOVE your blog. I need some of your food photography (and skills!) to rub off on me. 😉
Awww, thanks Gingi! You’re doing just fine. 🙂
I love blood orange, so I’m game for this. 🙂
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This sounds absolutely delightful! As a bourbon gal myself, this is a definite try for me! <3
If you try it, lemme know what you think! <3
Hi there! Love the blog. Sadly I’m not a bourban girl but I do have some friends who are and this would be perfect for them!! Have a great day 🙂
I love the way blood oranges look. If I want to spruce up the normal orange recipes, I add these.
I didn’t mention it in the post, but this was actually my FIRST time trying blood oranges, haha! I was surprised when we got them in our basket this week!
Very creative! Not sure this would be the drink for me, but I’d try it.
ooh this is so great! i love your blog 😉
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oh yumm! blood orange and bourbon are two of my favorite things on this earth and you made’em shine in this cocktail, Gingi! loved it!
Yay! Love your creations, so that’s quite the compliment!! <3
I’m glad you’re able to imbibe once more. What a pretty looking drink!
Well, I’ve only had whiskey and bourbon when chicken has been cooked in it. But I love how you infused Red Clover tea and blood orange into this drink. I’ve never really heard of that combo before! I’m going to have to try this Red Clover tea of yours!
Yes, you do!! You should plant some Red Clover in your garden this spring! Seeds germinate in just 3 days! Talk about fast turn around! 😉
That does look sexy! I’m more of a beer girl, but my husband has been having a lot of fun using his vintage bar tools and really wants to expand his cocktail knowledge. We’re thinking of adding a feature on my blog about retro drinks!
OMG, you should!!! You can count me as a reader, haha. I LOVE retro boozy drinks!
This sounds so good! I love anything with blood oranges. I had blood orange trees in my yard when I lived in Sicily. I ate my weight in them daily.
This cocktail looks amazing, I am so drawn to the addition of the tea! I have a hard time with dark liquors but I would love to try this. I’ll have to tee up the bf to make it for me this weekend 😉
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If you do try it, lemme know what you think!! 🙂
Hmmmm that sounds amazing!
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Knock-Knockity-Knock-Knock — if I know the secret door knock, can I come into your speakeasy and you make me one of these yummies?
*gives you the slight mafia-esque nod* Come on in girly, let’s go get our flapper on! It’ll be the bees knees! ^_^
Sounds amazing…Will surely try this out… 😀
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This looks interesting! I have to admit that I only tried Whiskey once when I was maybe 18 or 19 but did not like it very much. I guess I have to give it another try! Thanks for sharing!
This looks absolutely delicious! I love blood orange and my husband loves bourbon, so we are definitely going to test this out!
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Let me know what you think of it!! <3 <3
Need to try this cocktail, great recipe!
Hope to do it this weekend))
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Yum! This does look delicious! I still have two and a half months left on my prohibition, so I will have to save this one for later! But I’m adding it to my Weekly Button Up for recipes, cause it sounds so darn good!
Ohhh yay!! I’ll have to check this out! And thank you for connecting!! <3
Well you had me at bourbon and blood orange. I made a blood orange, ginger, and hibiscus marg the other week and it just knocked my socks off. This would be totally different, but bourbon and citrus and that extra tart of the blood orange would pair so well!
Mmmmm, yours sounds awesome sauce too!!! That’s it. We need to party. 😉
This is so creative! And the red clover again. Totally intrigues me.
The blood orange slice was the finishing touch !
All the best Jan
this look delicious, i’m definitely going to make it
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