{"id":31693,"date":"2016-07-07T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=31693"},"modified":"2016-12-01T17:26:43","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T22:26:43","slug":"gin-and-grapefruit-juice-cocktail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=31693","title":{"rendered":"Gin and Grapefruit Juice Cocktail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>We celebrated our latest wedding anniversary by having dinner at a new restaurant here in Lexington called The Lockbox.\u00a0 It is located in the 21C boutique hotel\/art museum.\u00a0 I am a one-drink girl, and because of that, I like to make the cocktail or glass of wine that I drink before a dinner something special.\u00a0 They had a beverage on the menu called a &#8220;Tattletale&#8221;, and the description sounded so good that it&#8217;s the one I chose.\u00a0 I enjoy gin, and this cocktail was a combination of gin, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and a splash of simple syrup along with a sprig of fresh thyme.\u00a0 The thyme gave it a unique flavor.\u00a0 This past week-end when our family was here, I decided to create our version of a tattletale, and of course, we had to share it with\u00a0 you.\u00a0 I was afraid that if I called it a tattletale in today&#8217;s headline, that you wouldn&#8217;t have a clue what I was talking about, but now you know.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31723\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tattletale-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Tattletale - a gin\/grapefruit\/thyme cocktail - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tattletale-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tattletale-215x323.jpg 215w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tattletale-300x451.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tattletale.jpg 1992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>TATTLETALE<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Makes 5 servings<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1 can frozen grapefruit juice,<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1\/2 lime<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1 cup simple syrup<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5 2-ounce shots of gin<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>8 sprigs fresh thyme<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Ice<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31724\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2849-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The Tattletale - a gin\/grapefruit\/thyme cocktail - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2849-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2849-430x286.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2849-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>First, make a thyme infused simple syrup by combing a cup of sugar and a cup of water.\u00a0 Then add 3 sprigs of fresh thyme that you have briskly rubbed together in order to bring out their flavor.\u00a0 Cook the mixture until the sugar melts, and then remove it from the heat and let it cool. Strain the syrup before using to remove the thyme.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mix grapefruit juice following the directions on the can.\u00a0 Pour it into a pitcher.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Add 5 tablespoons simple syrup.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Add juice from 1\/2 lime<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>For each drink, fill a cocktail shaker with ice.\u00a0 Add 2 ounces gin and 1 cup of juice mixture.\u00a0 Shake.\u00a0 Pour over ice and add a sprig of thyme.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>If you want your drink to be sweeter, add more simple syrup.\u00a0 If you want it to be more tart, add more lime juice.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>This combination creates a very refreshing drink that we hope you will enjoy as much as we did.\u00a0 Thanks so much for stopping in.\u00a0 We will see you here tomorrow.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We celebrated our latest wedding anniversary by having dinner at a new restaurant here in Lexington called The Lockbox.\u00a0 It is located in the 21C boutique hotel\/art museum.\u00a0 I am a one-drink girl, and because of that, I like to make the cocktail or glass of wine that I drink before a dinner something special.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[31,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31693"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31693"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33338,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31693\/revisions\/33338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}