Ingredients

• 4 large blackberries
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Lemon-Thyme Simple Syrup, recipe follows
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• Splash sweet vermouth
• Club soda
• 1/2 cup fine sugar
• 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 lemon, sliced

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Instructions

1. Muddle the blackberries with the simple syrup in a pint glass. Add ice, bourbon and vermouth. Top off with club soda and stir to combine.
2. Combine 3/4 cup water with the sugar, peppercorns, thyme and lemon in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. When the sugar dissolves and mixture just begins to boil, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Refrigerate in an airtight container.