Frosted Blackberry Bourbon Smash
This Frosted Blackberry Bourbon Smash blends muddled blackberries, lime juice, sugar, and bourbon, topped with ginger beer and frosted blackberries. It is a delicious way to get into bourbon, looking as lovely as it tastes!
Servings: 3 cocktails
Calories: 162kcal
Ingredients
Frosted Blackberries
- 6-9 fresh blackberries
- 3 toothpicks or cocktail pins
Blackberry Bourbon
- ½ cup (72 g) fresh blackberries
- 3 tablespoons lime juice, about 2 large limes
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 4 ounces bourbon
- 8 ounces ginger beer, divided
- frosted blackberries, for garnish
- lime wedges, for garnish
- ice
Instructions
- Skewer 2-3 blackberries onto each of the two toothpicks or cocktail pins. Place the skewered blackberries on a small plate or tray and transfer to the freezer for 2 hours.
- To a cocktail shaker, add fresh blackberries, lime juice, and granulated sugar. Muddle the mixture to release the blackberry juices.
- To the shaker, add bourbon and ice. Cover and shake until the mixture is well chilled.
- Fill 3 lowball glasses with ice. Strain the blackberry mixture evenly between the glasses.
- Top each glass with ginger beer.
- Remove the skewered blackberries from the freezer and place one on each drink as garnish. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 162kcal