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Blackberry French 75s

July 24, 2014
5
2 Ratings
Photo by Tyrel Hiebert
  • Serves 6 to 8
Author Notes

I have altered the classic a little, swapping Prosecco for the usual Champagne and adding a blackberry syrup rather than simple syrup. The blackberries make the cocktail feel extra summery to me and turn the cocktails a lovely ruby jewel tone. —Stephanieji

Test Kitchen Notes

This cocktail - Blackberry French 75 - is a flute full of contradictions. Sunkissed blackberries taste like summer while the juniper-laced gin adds a bitter hint of winter. But instead of opposites that compete, the ingredients mesh to create a sweetly potent bubbling libation. —CamillaMMann

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Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup blackberries
  • 9 to 12 ounces gin
  • 1 bottle Prosecco
Directions
  1. Mix lemon juice, 1/4 cup water, and sugar over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool.
  2. In a food processor, combine sugar syrup and blackberries and process until blackberries are fully puréed. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds.
  3. In Champagne flutes or coupe glasses, pour one shot of gin and one shot of lemon-blackberry syrup, and fill up the rest of the glass with Prosecco.

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2 Reviews

Nonna G. February 9, 2018
A lovely drink. Tasty and very lovely in the glass!
Belle A. October 17, 2014
This looks fantastic!