Blackberry Fizz
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 1 hr 15 min (includes cooling and refrigeration time)
- Active: 15 min
- Yield: 1 drink
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 1 hr 15 min (includes cooling and refrigeration time)
- Active: 15 min
- Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients
4 large blackberries
1 1/2 teaspoons Lemon-Thyme Simple Syrup, recipe follows
1/4 cup bourbon
Splash sweet vermouth
Club soda
Lemon-Thyme Simple Syrup:
1/2 cup fine sugar
2 teaspoons black peppercorns
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 lemon, sliced
Directions
- Muddle the blackberries with the simple syrup in a pint glass. Add ice, bourbon and vermouth. Top off with club soda and stir to combine.
Lemon-Thyme Simple Syrup:
- Combine 3/4 cup water with the sugar, peppercorns, thyme and lemon in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. When the sugar dissolves and mixture just begins to boil, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Refrigerate in an airtight container.
