Blackberry Bourbon Smash

4.88 from 31 votes

Fresh blackberries are perfect additions for this bubbly, refreshing Blackberry Bourbon Smash Cocktail. It's a simple cocktail made with juicy blackberries, fresh lime and mint, and soda water that's perfect for a hot summer day.

Prep Time2

Total Time2

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving

Calories: 391kcal

Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

¼ cup fresh or frozen blackberries
4 sprigs fresh mint
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Juice of one lime about 1 tbsp
2 ounces Kentucky bourbon or whiskey
Crushed ice
Club Soda or Ginger Ale

Instructions

In the bottom of your rocks glass (or a cocktail shaker), use a cocktail muddler to muddle the blackberries, mint, sugar, and lime juice together to dissolve the sugar, release the oils from the mint, and break up the blackberries.
Add the bourbon, crushed ice, and club soda to fill the glass. Gently stir with a spoon and serve cold.

Notes

To Make a Pitcher of Blackberry Bourbon Smash

To make a nice pitcherful of your summer bourbon smash, you'll need...

2 cups fresh (or frozen) blackberries, separated. You want to smash about 1 to 1.5 cups of the blackberries, and have some whole for the *a e s t h e t i c*
¼ cup fresh mint leaves
About ⅓ cup of lime or lemon juice
¼ granulated sugar OR simple syrup. In this case, I'd go with the simple syrup so the sweetness can be fully incorporated throughout the drink.
2 cups of bourbon
2+ cups of club soda or ginger ale
Crushed Ice

This will fill a 2 quart pitcher, so double it if you have a gallon pitcher. Muddle the blackberries, mint, and lime juice (and granulated sugar, if using instead of the simple syrup) at the bottom of your pitcher, then use a wooden spoon or long cocktail spoon to mix the simple syrup (if using), bourbon, club soda, and ice in the pitcher until nice and cold.

Serve in pretty serving glasses!

Nutrition