Blackberry Lime Rickeys

By jedrew_52

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh blackberries, divided
• 3/4 cup superfine or granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 cup gin
• Ice cubes
• 1 bottle (1 liter) sparkling water
• 6 to 12 6 to 12 very thin lime slices

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a blender, combine 1 1/2 cups blackberries, the sugar, and lime juice. Blend until smooth. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, rubbing to extract juices, then stir in gin.

2. Half-fill 6 tall glasses with ice cubes. Divide the gin mixture evenly among the glasses. Fill each with sparkling water. Garnish each glass with a few of the remaining blackberries and a slice or two of lime.