Blackberry Smash

Recipe by Patricia Richards
Photography by Sarah Jane Sanders
Mixologist – Jeff Worden

4 Blackberries (medium in size)
1.5 ounces Fresh Sweet & Sour (**recipe below)
0.25 ounces Flavorganics Organic French Vanilla Syrup (Whole Foods Market)
0.25 ounces (heavy pour) Mathilde Blackcurrant Liqueur
1.5 ounces Gentleman Jack Tennessee Whiskey
Method: In a clean bar mixing glass, thoroughly muddle blackberries to pulverize. Add
remaining ingredients to mixing glass. Fill bar mixing tin two-thirds full with ice and
shake cocktail well. Double-strain the cocktail using a strainer to cover the bar mixing
tin, push through a fine mesh strainer in your opposite hand. Double-strain the cocktail
over fresh, cracked ice and garnish with a mint top. Serve.
*Note: Double-straining removes blackberry pulp, so don’t double-strain if you prefer
this pulp in your cocktail.

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La Vie en Rose: Glenlivet Whisky Spring Cocktail

Recipe by Patricia Richards
Photography by Sarah Jane Sanders

1.5 oz. The Glenlivet 12 year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
0.5 oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
0.5 oz. Freshly Squeezed & Strained Lemon Juice
0.5 oz. Agave-Rose Syrup (*recipe below)
4 drops Peychaud’s Bitters

Method: Combine the above measured ingredients into a bar mixing glass. Fill a bar mixing tin 2/3 full of ice. Cap mixing glass over tin and shake well to chill. Strain cocktail into a pre-chilled coupe glass. Garnish with an organic red rose petal to float. Serve.

(*Agave-Rose Syrup Recipe: Combine 1 part Monin Rose Syrup to 2 parts light agave nectar. Stir well to combine. Syrup will keep for up to one month.)

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