Whether you are making one for yourself or serving a crowd, this drink is perfect for celebrating!
Servings: 8
Author: Jackie
Ingredients
Blackberry Simple Syrup
1 ¼cupwater
¾cupssugar
2tablespoonslime juice
3lime wedges
1cupfresh blackberries
2-3drops black food coloring
Cocktails
Blackberry Simple Syrup
Bacardi Superior Rum
Lime wedges
Ice cubes
Lemon-Lime Soda
Blackberries
Instructions
To make the syrup-
In a heavy bottomed pot, heat the sugar, blackberries, lime wedges, lime juice, and water over medium-high heat.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, smash blackberries, and add black food coloring.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then pour through a mesh strainer into a bowl or cup.
Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
To make the cocktail-
For one cocktail, add 1 ounce of the blackberry simple syrup, 1 ½ ounces of the rum and a squeeze a wedge of fresh lime into to a cocktail shaker with ice; shake vigorously.
Strain into a glass with fresh ice.
Top with about 3-5 ounces of soda then garnish with a fresh blackberry and a lime wedge.
Big Batch Recipe-
Combine 2 cups rum, ½ cup fresh lime juice, 1 and ½ cups simple syrup, and 2 cups soda. Stir and serve in pitcher or bowl with ice, blackberries and a few lime wedges. Makes 8 cocktails.