Name: Pickled Blackberry Cocktail
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M1DT12H30M0.000S
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups bourbon; 1 cup juice from Chai-Spiced Pickled Blackberries, recipe follows, plus pickled blackberries, for garnish; Juice of 2 or 3 limes; 1 1/2 cups ginger beer; Crushed ice; 3/4 cup rice wine vinegar; 1/2 cup brewed black tea; 1/4 cup honey; 1/4 cup sugar; 6 cardamom pods; 6 whole cloves; 2 cinnamon sticks; One 1-inch chunk ginger, peeled and cut into quarters; 1 quart blackberries

Directions

Combine the bourbon, pickled blackberry juice and lime juice in a pitcher. Chill until ready to serve. When that time comes, add the ginger beer.
Fill highball glasses with ice and pour the cocktail over the top. Garnish with a few pickled blackberries. Enjoy!

Chai-Spiced Pickled Blackberries:

Yield: 2 pints

Combine the vinegar, tea, honey, sugar, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and ginger in a saucepan. Heat over medium until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes -- you don't want the mixture to get too hot or it will cook the berries.
Fill two pint-size Mason jars with the blackberries. Pour the pickling liquid over the berries. Seal with a lid and refrigerate for at least 3 days and up to 2 weeks.