A few weekends ago Blind Piglet #1 was home to celebrate her birthday, and wanted a special drink to share with friends. Next weekend we will be traveling to MIZZOU to see her cross the stage and graduate with honors. As a special treat, we concocted a delicious cocktail that is perfect for all kinds of spring and summer celebrations! Whether you are celebrating a birthday, a grad, a mom, or don’t need a reason, CHEERS!
This lovely little cocktail is perfect for large batches. We made a pitcher which yielded about 5 drinks.
To start you need blackberry simple syrup. We used our usual simple syrup recipe, but added a pint of blackberries. After sugar has dissolved, remove simple syrup from heat and cool. After cooling, strain blackberries from mixture.
Next , add 1 cup of whiskey, 1 cup of lemon juice, and 3/4 cup of blackberries simple syrup to a pitcher. Stir.
Add 1 cup of sparkling wine or tonic water.
Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and fresh blackberries.
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Ingredients
- pint of fresh blackberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup whiskey
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup chilled sparkling wine
- rosemary and fresh blackberries for garnish
Instructions
- Make blackberry simple syrup. Add one cup of sugar, 1 cup of water, and pint of blackberries in a small sauce pan. Bring mixture to boil. Continue until all sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
- Let mixture cool completely. Strain liquid from blackberries.
- In a pitcher combine whiskey, lemon juice, 3/4 cup of blackberry simple syrup. Stir.
- Top off with 1 cup of sparkling wine and add ice to pitcher.
- Serve in small punch or rocks glasses. Garnish with fresh rosemary and blackberries.
This delicious drink is the just the right amount of sweet without overbearing the drink. The sparkling wine gives it a light bubbly texture and flavor. It is a fun little celebratory cocktail.
Cheers to all the grads and moms this weekend! We would like to send a special salute to special moms in our lives — Bonnie, Ruth, Jennifer, Heather, Paula, Rosemary, LeeAnn, Dee, and Kayla. We hope that you have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
Disclaimer: The beverages on this site are meant for adults 21 years of age and older. We do not condone underage drinking, and never drink and drive.
