Blackberry Lagoon
Ingredients:
- 2 oz vodka
- 5 - 6 fresh blackberries
- ¾ oz blackberry syrup
- ½ oz lemon juice
- ½ oz strongly brewed black tea
- Dash bitters
- Blackberry Syrup Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup fresh or frozen blackberries (about 3 oz)
- Splash lemon juice (optional)
Directions:
Yields: 1 cocktail
Muddle the blackberries in a shaker with lemon juice. Add the rest of the ingredients and a handful of ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a blackberry on a cocktail pick.
Blackberry Syrup Directions
Combine the water, sugar, blackberries and lemon juice in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once it begins to bubble, reduce heat to low. Mash the berries gently with a fork or potato masher to release their juices. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes until the sugar completely dissolves and the liquid turns a deep purple-red. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a glass jar, pressing gently on the solids to get all the juices.
