Name: Black Cocktail
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 7 Blackberries; 15 ml Anise liqueur; 45 ml Vodka; 15 ml Crème de mûre (blackberry); 30 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 5 ml Vanilla sugar syrup; 22.5 ml Chilled water (reduce if wet ice)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Photographed in a

Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Garnish:

Blackberries on stick

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

7 fresh	Blackberries
1/2 fl oz	Anise liqueur
1 1/2 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Crème de Mûre liqueur
1 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz	Vanilla sugar syrup
3/4 fl oz	Chilled water (reduce if wet ice)
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Review:

The Pernod & Black of the 1980s revisited. Anis liqueur enhances the rich, tart flavours of blackberry.

History:

Created in 2003 by yours truly in London, England.

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Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
16.07% alc./vol. (32.14° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

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