by: Kate McMillan
Prep Time
5 minutes
Yield
1 Cocktail
Prep Time
5 minutes
Yield
1 Cocktail
ingredients
- Cocktail
- 2–3 blackberries
- 4 basil leaves
- 2 lemon wedges
- ½ ounce honey syrup
- 1½ ounces vodka
- ½ ounce elderflower liqueur
- 1 ounce sparkling water
- Blackberry, basil leaf and lemon peel, for garnish
- Honey Syrup
- ½ cup honey
- â…” cup water
directions
Honey Syrup
- To make the honey syrup, add honey and water to a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until honey is dissolved. Allow to cool and transfer to a jar.
Cocktail
- To make the cocktail, add blackberries, basil, lemon wedges and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add vodka, elderflower liqueur and ice and shake until the shaker is chilled to the touch. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with sparkling water. Garnish with blackberry, basil and lemon peel.
