My friend Erin emailed me about a couples shower she and her husband are hosting soon. She’s thinking about serving a signature cocktail similar to the delicious blackberry-lemonade-vodka concoction served at Art & Jenny’s wedding last April and asked for my input.
Erin — by the way — has three children under the age of three. Let me repeat that so it can sink in for you. Erin has THREE children under the age of three.
I don’t know how she has time to throw a shower for anyone, let alone to prepare a special cocktail for it. Then again, as the mother of three children under the age of three, Erin could probably use a special cocktail or ten.
Instead of just emailing her back with my thoughts, I went the extra mile by actually making the cocktail. You see, I am really nice like that. If a friend needs help creating a cocktail, I am willing to drop everything and swoop in to help. I will even sample said cocktail, but only because I really like helping people out. 😉
Besides, it’s important that someone do a trial run in advance, just to make sure the signature cocktail is up to par for serving at a party.
Even if you don’t have a party coming up, you could still make this lip-smacking potable, perhaps to serve to your husband while he reorganizes the garage on a Saturday…
… or to celebrate your baby turning five months old. 🙂
Whatever your celebration, I think you’ll be pleased to make this Blackberry Limeade Cocktail your signature.
BLACKBERRY LIMEADE COCKTAIL (pdf)
- Crushed or pellet ice (I hear you can buy pellet ice at Sonic)
- Blackberry-infused vodka (recipe below)
- Limeade
- Club soda
- Fresh blackberries for garnish
- Fresh mint for garnish
- Fresh limes for garnish
Fill each glass almost to the top with ice. Pour in 1 ounce blackberry-infused vodka, 2 ounces limeade, and then 2 ounces club soda. Garnish with blackberries, a mint sprig, and a lime slice. Serve with a straw. (I found those nifty paper straws on Etsy, btw.)
For a party, you could mix up a batch of this in advance and serve it out of pitchers. Just make sure you do 1 part vodka, 2 parts limeade, and 2 parts soda; and pour into ice-filled glasses (no ice in the pitchers). I would add blackberries and lime slices to the pitchers so they look pretty.
BLACKBERRY-INFUSED VODKA
- Fresh blackberries
- Vodka
I would do 1 liter of vodka with at least 1 pint of blackberries. Very lightly crush the blackberries in your hand and place in a sealable jar or Tupperware container. Pour vodka over the berries and let sit for about a week. (The vodka sucks the color from the berries, so don’t freak out if your berries start turning whitish.) Strain the vodka and discard the berries.
Slurp slurp,
