12/30/2013
After a week filled with family, celebrations, and delicious dish after delicious dish, Aaron and I landed back in LA late last night. Can we all just agree that there is no sleep like sleeping in your own bed? I start my third trimester this week, so sleep is beginning to elude me all together, but it still felt really good to wake up this morning tucked into my own sheets with my head on my favorite pillow.
Since New Year’s Eve is tomorrow, I thought we should squeeze in one last cocktail hour post before we bid this year adieu– even if I can’t partake! This ombre-colored bubbly cocktail (and the super chic champagne flute) is just as delicious– or so I hear–as it is easy on the eyes. Keep reading for the recipe below…
We first used this acrylic tray for our fall sangria post and it has continued to come in handy ever since. A little bit of gold star confetti and voila: a total NYE appropriate serving tray. I had these luxe leather coasters sitting out during our TEC holiday party and just about every one from our team commented on how great they were. They’re classic and chic and add another layer of texture to a table.
Blackberry Thyme Sparkler
(Makes 4 Cocktails)- 1 c. blackberries + 8 more for garnish
- 1 c. Water
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 bottle of champagne
- 4 ounces or 1/2 c. gin
- 4 long sprigs of thyme
- 1 c. ice
- gold baking sugar for the rim
- champagne glasses

Bottoms up! Be sure to check back in tomorrow for my final style post of the year– à la New Year’s Eve!
Photography by Melissa Valladares
Dress by Ingrid and Isabel
Leather Coasters, Cocktail Shaker, and Acrylic Tray by Mark and Graham
Chel
12/30/2013
Great cocktail recipe and look at that baby bump…Beautiful Jen!
Jen Pinkston
12/31/2013
Thank you so much, Chel!
Catherine
12/30/2013
Love this! All of it. Need to try the recipe. 🙂
Jen Pinkston
12/31/2013
If only I could try it with you! Hope you guys have a great NYE! Let’s set a lunch date soon!
andreavytlacilova
12/30/2013
Looks delicious! 🙂 Happy new year!
ANDREA
Jen Pinkston
12/31/2013
Thanks, Andrea! Happy new year to you!
kelsey
12/30/2013
what a gorgeous cocktail!
ladies in navy
Jen Pinkston
12/31/2013
Thanks, Kelsey! It is certainly easy on the eyes 😉
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Sini | my blue&white kitchen
12/31/2013
This cocktail looks stunning! Rustic and elegant at the same time. Have a wonderful 2014!
Jen Pinkston
12/31/2013
Thank you, Sini! Happy new year!
Rachael | Spache the Spatula
12/31/2013
These cocktails are unbelievably stunning! (And I love the cute little gold star glitter!)
Leah // Freutcake
12/31/2013
These are absolutely gorgeous my friend! Cheers to 2014!
Alexandra @ Confessions of a Bright-Eyed Baker
12/31/2013
I’m not sure there could be a prettier cocktail than this one you’ve made here. The ombré effect is perfect! Gorgeous presentation. 🙂
Amanda
01/01/2014
Love these champagne glasses! Where did you get them from?
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Alex
01/23/2014
Blackberry & thyme are two of my favorite flavor combinations; blackberries, thyme, goat cheese, and arugula is my go-to flatbread recipe!
But blackberries, thyme, and champagne!? YES.
Sarah
01/31/2014
love the rim with the sugar it almost looks like gold sparkly glitter!
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Christine Karr
02/13/2014
Hi! The recipe looks delicious and those glasses really make it stand out. Can you tell me where to find them, what you call them, anything you happen to have on these particular glasses. My sister-in-law and have been looking for them forever with no luck!
Thanks and may God bless!!
Jen Pinkston
02/13/2014
Absolutely! You can purchase them from Hayneedle: http://bit.ly/1bPwDEo
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Lori
12/22/2014
We tried this at a party tonight. It tasted amazing. Unfortunately we were not able to duplicate the ombré look. The whole thing turned redish/pink. Is it really 2 ounces of the syrup? Yours looks like much less in the pic. Thank you for the recipe. It is divine! I look forward to perfecting it and would love your input 🙂
Lori
stephanie
12/23/2014
Great looking cocktail! I hope the baby bump lady is not going to drink that gin/champagne! LOL
Moira
12/26/2014
Do you REALLY drink alcohol when you are pregnant ???????????????????
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dana stephenson
01/20/2016
what the heck is a pregnant lady doing drinking a champagne+gin cocktail? hopefully hers is a non alcoholic version. wow guys, that was a real boo-boo.
Jen Pinkston
01/20/2016
Read the copy and rest assured. No babies were harmed in the making of this post
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Maude
10/21/2016
Delicious cocktail! But when we pour everything into the glass that “ombré” effect didn’t happen. Just bright pink top to bottom. Is there an exact order to pour the ingredients? Do we have to wait until the syrup settles? Should we just use one ounce of syrup instead of two?
Jen Pinkston
10/24/2016
Hey Maude, I am so bummed they didn’t turned out! The ombre effect was such a happy accident and I did my best to replicate it in the instructions exactly as we did it. It’s been almost three years since we made that recipe now, so all I remember is what is there in the text. Did you follow the exact order of the text?
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Ashley
01/08/2018
Loved this Cocktail! Made it as a welcome drink for my wine tastkng. I followed the instructions but the ombre effect was not as drastic as the picture. However, i did notice the longer they sat, the More the omBre effect was noticeable.
The drink tasted great! UsinG the butter to rim the glasses definitely worked just like she said. Such a great tip to Remember for addiding sugar to a glass rim.
Overall awesome drink!
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