How to Make a Blackberry Lemonade Cocktail: Craft Recipe & Expert Tips
A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting the Ultimate Serve.
Rich, refreshing, and built for any occasion, the Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade takes the clean base of vodka and pairs it with ripe muddled blackberries, sharp lemon juice, and a sparkling soda finish that lifts the whole serve into something beautifully balanced. The blackberries do more than add colour here — they deepen the vodka’s clean edge and bring a tart, jammy sweetness that simple syrup alone couldn't achieve. This is a highball that works just as well at a summer garden party as it does at a cosy autumn gathering. A refreshing vodka cocktail for every season.
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Base Spirit: Vodka
Flavour Profile: Rich, Fruity, Tart, Refreshing
Glassware: Highball Glass
Occasion: Weddings, Garden Parties, Birthday Celebrations, Dinner Parties, Casual Gatherings
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Ingredients:
50ml Vodka
8–10 Fresh Blackberries
15ml Simple Syrup
25ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Soda Water (to top)
Fresh Mint Sprig & Blackberries (garnish)
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How to make:
Pre-chill a highball glass
Add the fresh blackberries and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.
Muddle well until the blackberries are fully broken down and their juices released.
Add the vodka and fresh lemon juice, then fill the shaker with ice.
Shake hard for 10–15 seconds until well chilled.
Fine strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice — double straining here removes the blackberry seeds for a cleaner finish.
Top with soda water and give one gentle stir.
Garnish with a fresh mint sprig and a few whole blackberries.
Serve immediately.
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Allergens:
This recipe does not contain any common allergens.
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Story behind the Serve
The Blackberry Lemonade is one of those serves that sits at the intersection of classic and approachable, familiar enough to feel comfortable, interesting enough to feel considered. Blackberries have a natural affinity with vodka and here that pairing is given a fresh, citrusy update - the lemon juice sharpening the edges, the soda water adding the kind of effervescence that makes a drink feel genuinely refreshing rather than just sweet. A cocktail that earns its place on the menu in any season.
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