Pink Kota Cocktail with Reyka Vodka

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recipe by Sophie H.

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    25mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    1
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    238

A lovely and fresh winter cocktail. The cranberry juice goes very well with the thyme and is shaken with fresh blackberries to bring out the pink colour. Cheers!

recipe updated 16 Sep 2020

Ingredients

  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    25 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    30 ml
  • Fresh thyme icon
    Fresh thyme
    3 sprigs
  • Vodka icon
    Vodka
    50 ml
  • Crème de violette icon
    Crème de violette
    10 ml
  • Cranberry juice icon
    Cranberry juice
    10 ml
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    10 ml
  • Sparkling water icon
    Sparkling water
    25 ml
  • Blackberries icon
    Blackberries
    as needed
  • Ice icon
    Ice
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Cocktail shaker
  • kCook icon Cocktail glass

Step preview

  1. Add granulated sugar, water and fresh thyme to a clean saucepan
  2. Heat until boiling - medium-high heat
  3. Stir continuously until sugar has dissolved
  4. Remove
  5. Let cool until room temperature - approx 10 min
  6. Remove
  7. Add vodka, crème de violette, cranberry juice, lemon juice and sparkling water to a clean cocktail shaker
  8. Add one third of syrup to cocktail shaker
  9. Add blackberries to the cocktail shaker
  10. Shake
  11. Transfer content of cocktail shaker to cocktail glass
  12. Top with ice
  13. Garnish with blackberries and fresh thyme
  14. Serve
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