Blackberry Bourbon Smash
This Blackberry Bourbon Smash mixes muddled berries, lime, sugar, and bourbon, topped with ginger beer—a stunning, refreshing sip!
Ingredients
Sugar Rim
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Blackberry Bourbon Cocktail:
- 1/2 cup fresh blackberries
- 3 tablespoons lime juice, about 2 large limes
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 4 ounces bourbon
- 8 ounces ginger beer, divided
- Ice
- 6 to 9 fresh blackberries, for garnish
Instructions
- Set out two small plates. On one plate, add the sugar. On the second plate, add the lime juice. Twirl the rim of three lowball glasses first through the lime juice and then the sugar.
- Carefully fill each glass with crushed ice.
- In a cocktail shaker, add blackberries, lime juice, and granulated sugar. Muddle the mixture until the blackberries release their juices.
- Add bourbon and ice to the shaker. Cover and shake until well chilled.
- Strain the blackberry mixture evenly over the ice in the glasses.
- Top each glass with ginger beer and garnish with blackberries.