Blackberry Sage Smash – Smashed to Pieces

Blackberry Sage Smash – Smashed to Pieces

Pair the tartness of blackberries with the savory aroma of sage for this Blackberry Sage Smash – it’s a surprising combination of flavors that delights. If you’re out of sage, try mint or basil as excellent substitutions. And if you’re out of whiskey tequila is a fantastic spirit here – especially if you add a lime in as the sour element.

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Course Drinks

Cuisine Bourbon Cocktail

Servings

Ingredients

5 large blackberries (I used frozen ones I had defrosted)
1 slice orange (substitute 2 slices of lime if you’re using tequila as the base)
1 oz blackberry simple syrup**
5 sage leaves
½ oz blackberry liqueur
2 oz whiskey (tequila is an excellent substitute as well)
Garnish: sage sprig and blackberries

Instructions

Combine the berries and citrus slices in the bottom of a shaking tin add blackberry syrup and muddle to press the juices from the berries.
Add the sage leaves and muddle lightly again.
Add the blackberry liqueur and your base spirit.
Add ice and shake vigorously, until the shaker is so cold it’s hard to hold - about 10-12 seconds.
Strain into a rocks glass filled with cracked ice and add a mound of ice to the top.
Take a leaf of sage and rub the rim of the glass to get some of the sage aroma/flavor on there.
Garnish with a sage sprig and a blackberry or two.

Notes

**Blackberry Simple Syrup:

2 cups frozen blackberries
½ cup water
1 cup sugar

Combine ingredients in a small saucepan and cook until the blackberries are thawed, soft and very juicy.

As the blackberries cook down a bit, press on the berries to release the juice.

Stir until the sugar is all dissolved and the blackberries have turned a bit purple.

Let the syrup cool and strain out the pulp from the blackberries.

Store the syrup in the fridge and save the strained out sweetened blackberries to eat on ice cream.

Keyword blackberry, lime, orange, tequila, whiskey smash

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