Looking for that perfect summertime cocktail? Needing the perfect signature cocktail for your special event? Let’s shake up a refreshing blackberry bourbon smash cocktail!
Ingredients needed:
Bourbon – We used Bulleit Bourbon Orange Label
Lime
Fresh Blackberries
Mint Mojito Simple Syrup (Recipe Below)
Ginger Beer
Ice
Instructions:
Freshly squeeze half of a lime into a cocktail shaker.
Add 3-4 fresh blackberries to the cocktail shaker.
Muddle the blackberries and lime juice.
Add 3/4 ounce of Mint Mojito Simple Syrup to the cocktail shaker.
Add 2 ounces of bourbon.
Add some ice into the cocktail shaker.
Shake and then strain the cocktail into a low ball cocktail glass over ice.
Top with ginger beer.
Garnish with a lime wheel and a blackberry.
Mint Mojito Simple Syrup Recipe:
1 Lime – Cut into Wedges
12 Mint Leaves
1 Cup Water
1 Cup Sugar
Combine and stir all ingredients in a small saucepan on high heat until contents begin to simmer. Once it starts to simmer, reduce heat to low, cover and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the syrup into a container that can be sealed and let it cool. Keep refrigerated.