Replace your usual afternoon cocktail with this delicious BLACKBERRY LEMON GIN & TONIC. It’s the perfect refreshment on a warm day out on the back porch with friends & family!
I absolutely love making cocktails when we have company over. I guess it’s the hostess in me. But that’s the part I look forward to the most about inviting friends over. One of my favorites is my Lemon Drop Martini. I pull out the hub’s old bartender book & pick a few signature drinks I want to serve for whatever occasion we’re gathering for. It’s so much fun!
Drinks like this Blackberry & Lemon Gin & Tonic are so easy to make. Just muddle the ingredients together & top off with your liquids. I mean, there’s not even any shaking involved.
This has a great blackberry flavor. A slight punch of sour, and then the refreshing mint hits you on the way down. Honestly, a basic gin & tonic is so easy. Then you can add so much to it as I did here. Long ago, I had my first gin & tonic on my 22nd birthday. My boss took me out for lunch at this place called Mr. Stoks in So Cal. It was THE place to go & since I was expecting my first baby when I had my 21st birthday- he wanted to make sure 22 was celebrated right. So now, thanks to him, I still make these occasionally. I prefer to brighten it up with blackberries or raspberries. I always like a little mint. I’m all about it being visually appealing, as I’m enjoying it. It makes me feel pampered, I’m sure it makes my guests feel that way too when I serve them something this pretty.
This is the perfect refreshing drink for the warmer days that are on their way.
Ingredients
- 6 blackberries
- 8 mint leaves
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp simple syrup
- 6 oz gin
- tonic water
- ice
- Additional mint leaves & lemon wheels for garnish
Instructions
- Using 2 lowball glasses, place 3 blackberries in each glass
- Add 4 mint leaves per glass, 1 tbsp lemon juice & 1 tbsp simple syrup per glass & <g class="gr_ gr_63 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_hide gr_disable_anim_appear undefined Enhancement" id="63" data-gr-id="63">muddle</g> together
- Fill each glass with ice, followed by 3 oz gin
- Top each drink with tonic water
- Garnish with lemon wheel & mint leaves
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