Autumn is officially here which means I am seeking out all the fresh fall ingredients hitting the grocers and markets. One of my favorite fall fruit, the fig, is on all the shelves. I love figs as they remind me of my late grandfather who had a fig tree in his yard and use to sit on the picnic bench snacking on them with me once they were ripe enough to pick.
I wanted to fun fall martini that wasn’t overloaded with sugar and was flavorful but not over the top. Welcome the Fig Fizz Martini! The key to this cocktail recipe is to make a simple fig syrup (don’t worry making a simple syrup is super easy and something I always have in the fridge on hand). Let me walk you through this yummy autumn cocktail.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz vodka (I love @ketelone)
- 1 tbsp fig simple syrup (Heat 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup water, 2 sprigs of thyme and 4 slice figs on the stove to simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, let cool and remove chunks of figs and thyme. Can store in refrigerator for 2-3 months)
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 oz club soda
- 1 cup ice
- optional: sliced fig pieces and piece of thyme
Directions:
- Make your fig simple syrup per above directions, let cool.
- In a shaker add ice, vodka, simple syrup and lemon juice. Shake well. (Love my copper shaker and bar set, click HERE to shop)
- Pour cocktail into glass (I love these glasses, click HERE to shop) then add the club soda.
- Top the drink with a fig slice (or 2) and a piece of fresh thyme. Cheers!
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