Blackberry Smash
I am almost done with the blackberries I picked, so this is the last recipe I will be making with them for awhile. But you know I couldn’t let blackberry season pass without making a cocktail.
So I got together with Drink of the Week and made a Blackberry Smash. (The name makes me think of the Hulk. “Hulk smash!”) We crushed the blackberries with a little simple syrup, lemon juice, and mint, then mixed it with bourbon. Kind of like a mint julep, only with berries. Plus it’s pretty.
Recipe:
Blackberry Smash
(Makes 1 cocktail)
Ingredients:
- 3 oz whole, fresh blackberries
1 1/2 oz bourbon
1 oz simple syrup
8 small mint leaves
1 dash fresh lemon juice
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, muddle all the ingredients so that the blackberries and mint are crushed. Fill a highball glass with crushed ice. Pour the drink over the ice. Enjoy!
