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Blackberry Collins

By Samin Nosrat

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Not a fan of blackberries? This cocktail recipe will be just as good with blueberries—or any other berry you like.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 servings

Ingredients

9 ounces fresh blackberries (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup sugar
2 cups chilled dry gin
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 cups chilled club soda
Lemon wheels (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring blackberries, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat so that liquid is at a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until fruit is very soft, 20–25 minutes. Let blackberry syrup cool, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large pitcher, pressing on fruit to extract as much liquid as you possibly can; discard solids.

    Step 2

    Add gin and lemon juice to syrup in pitcher. Add ice to fill and stir until chilled, about 3 minutes.

    Step 3

    Fill Collins glasses with ice cubes and divide cocktail among glasses. Top each with ¼ cup club soda and garnish with lemon wheels.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesGinBlackberryBerryFruitEasy5 Ingredients or FewerBon Appétit

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