Our cocktails at Spring evolve with the seasons: this vibrant pre-meal drink is a case in point. Per serving:
1 fresh fig, peeled
15ml lime juice
15ml thyme syrup (over medium heat, dissolve 250g caster sugar in 125ml water, add a small bunch of thyme, then pour into a jug to cool and infuse)
45ml Noilly Prat
10ml Cointreau
Put the fig in a shaker and crush to a pulp. Add all the other ingredients and shake over ice. Holding back the ice, pour, unstrained, over fresh ice into a tall glass, making sure all bits of the fig reach the glass.
