Blackberry Smash

Ingredients

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
• 4 Blackberry
• 6 Mint Leaves
• Mint sprig · optional garnish
• Blackberry · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Gently muddle the blackberries and mint with the simple syrup in a shaker.

2. 2

   Add the gin, lemon juice, and ice, and shake until well-chilled.

3. 3

   Double-strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.

4. 4

   Garnish with a mint sprig and a blackberry.

The Story

A fruit-forward riff on the gin smash, this drink muddles ripe blackberries with mint, so the fruit's deep colour bleeds into the glass. It belongs to the same family as the Bramble, built on the idea that gin and dark berries are natural partners.