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Blackberry Cocktail | A Bourbon Mule

This recipe for the Blackberry Bourbon Moscow Mule is bursting with simple yet, amazing flavors; smokey bourbon, sweet fresh blackberries, fresh lime juice and bubbly Ginger Beer.

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 cocktail/mocktail
Calories: 119 kcal
Course: Cocktails

Ingredients

  • 1-2 oz bourbon whiskey
  • 5-6 fresh blackberries or frozen work fine too
  • 1/2 lime plus wedge for garnish
  • 4-6 oz ginger beer
  • 4-8 leaves fresh mint for drink & garnish

Instructions

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  1. Start by tossing in 4-5 fresh, ripe blackberries into the bottom of a copper mule mug (or a chilled old fashioned, pour in your bourbon or whiskey and using a muddler; muddle your fruit with the bourbon.
  2. Then, if desired, take a few sprigs of mint and do the same thing, don't muddle too hard, you don't want the bitterness of the mint to be expressed, just the sweetness. Squeeze in the juice from half a lime into the glass.
  3. Fill the glass/cup with crushed ice; we don't have that function on our ice maker, so I just toss some ice cubes in a freezer baggie and get out my daily frustrations on the ice with a rolling pin = therapy and crushed ice for the WIN!
  4. Pour Ginger Beer and give it a gentle stir to bring up the lovely purple from the blackberries. Garnish with a wedge of lime, a few fresh or frozen blackberries, and a sprig of mint, serve immediately!

Notes

  • What is Muddling?
  • Basically simply translates into -- smashing the fruit gently with a muddler, releasing the flavors to help it better bind with the alcohol. Well, don't just sit there, start your muddlin'!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 119kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 14g (5%) Protein 0.4g (1%) Fat 0.1g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.01g (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g Sodium 9mg (0%) Potassium 53mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 11g (22%) Vitamin A 47IU (1%) Vitamin C 12mg (13%) Calcium 18mg (2%) Iron 0.5mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1cocktail/mocktail

Amount Per Serving

Calories 119

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 119kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 14g 5%
Protein 0.4g 1%
Fat 0.1g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g 0%
Sodium 9mg 0%
Potassium 53mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 11g 22%
Vitamin A 47IU 1%
Vitamin C 12mg 13%
Calcium 18mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.