Name: Blackberry Gin Martini
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1 martini
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ounces dry gin; 1 ounce dry vermouth; Ice; 5-6 blackberries; 3 sprigs mint

Blackberry Gin Martini

I like to change my cocktails out as the seasons change – incorporating fresh seasonal flavors, such as plump blackberries, to liven things up! Today, I’m sharing with you a Blackberry Gin Martini – a cool twist on a classic cocktail. Another delicious gin cocktail is this Classic Gimlet, perfect for summer!

Total 4 minutes

Serves 1 martini

Cocktails

American

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I like to change my cocktails out as the seasons change – incorporating fresh seasonal flavors, such as plump blackberries, to liven things up! Today, I’m sharing with you a Blackberry Gin Martini – a cool twist on a classic cocktail.

Another delicious gin cocktail is this Classic Gimlet, perfect for summer!

A close up of a blackberry gin martini topped with fresh blackberries and mint leaves. more

Blackberry Gin Martini

For this recipe, you’re going to want to break out the bar kit if you have one, but it’s not essential to a delicious martini.

You’re going to want something to muddle (or “mash”) the blackberries and mint into the the gin and vermouth, and then something to strain the mashed bits out of the drink leaving just the flavor and color. (You can potentially use the ice to muddle the berries and mint if you give it a really healthy shake, however that will water down your drink.)

This summer martini is best served ice cold, to really let that blackberry-mint flavor shine.

A close up overhead of a blackberry gin martini topped with fresh blackberries and mint leaves.

How to Make a Blackberry Gin Martini

2 ounces dry gin
1 ounce dry vermouth
Ice
5-6 blackberries
3 sprigs mint

THINGS YOU MAY FIND USEFUL:

bar kit
Martini glasses

To make, place all but 2 blackberries and 1 sprig of mint in a martini shaker. (Leave the rest as garnish.)
Muddle the blackberries and mint together to release their juices and flavour.
Fill the martini shaker with ice and pour over the gin and vermouth.
Shake well, strain, and garnish with the remaining mint and blackberries before serving.

A close up overhead of a blackberry gin martini topped with fresh blackberries and mint leaves.

What are some of your favorite summer cocktails? Are you a gin martini fan? Love blackberries and gin? You might want to try our Bramble cocktail too!

An overhead of a blackberry gin martini topped with fresh blackberries and mint leaves and some on the table next to the glass.

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