Blackberry Martini

Prep Time: 10 mins  | Cook Time: 10 mins | Course: Drink | Servings: 2

Beautiful blackberry martinis with summer sweet blackberries, vodka, blackberry simple syrup, and fresh lemon juice.

½ lemon, sliced thin

Sugar or tajin, for rimming

5 blackberries

1 oz blackberry simple syrup (recipe included below)

2 oz vodka, blackberry vodka, or huckleberry vodka

1 oz triple sec

1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice

Mint leaves, for garnish

Swipe half of a lemon around 2 martini glass rims and dip them onto a plate of Tajin powder or sugar, as desired. Muddle the blackberries in a shaker with the blackberry syrup. Pour in the vodka, triple sec, and lemon juice. Shake with ice, then strain the cocktail between the two prepared glasses. Garnish with a lemon wheel and mint leaves. 

Blackberry Simple Syrup 

1 ½ cups sugar

1 ½ cups water 

1 ½ cups blackberries

Mix sugar, water, and blackberries in a saucepan over low heat and bring to a simmer. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes, then strain and cool. Store in a glass jar with a lid, such as a mason jar, in the refrigerator. It will last for about two weeks.