This delightful summer bourbon cocktail is crafted with fresh blackberries and mint leaves, blended with a generous pour of bourbon, and finished off with a hint of lemon to harmonize the flavors.
Prep Time5 minutesminutes
Total Time5 minutesminutes
Yield 1cocktail
5 from 1 vote
Ingredients
6blackberriesfresh
6fresh mint leaves
1/2ozlemon juice
2ozbourbon
2ozginger beeror more, to taste
Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, add blackberries, mint leaves, and lemon juice. Muddle with a drink muddler or the end of a wooden spoon until fully crushed.
Add bourbon and fill shaker 1/2 full with ice. Cover and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
Pour contents into tall glass and fill the rest of the way with ice. Top with ginger beer.
Alternatively, if you do not like chunks in your drink, you can double strain the contents into a tall glass filled with fresh ice. Then top with ginger beer.
Garnish with extra blackberries and mint leaves, if desired.