Blackberry Smash

• 4 blackberries
• 9 mint leaves, plus 1 mint sprig dusted with confectioners' sugar for garnish
• 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka, preferably mixed-grain, such as Van Gogh
• 1/2 ounce blackberry liqueur
• 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
• Ice cubes, plus cracked ice for serving

1. In a shaker, muddle 2 of the blackberries with the mint leaves and Simple Syrup.
2. Add the vodka, blackberry liqueur, lemon juice and ice cubes; shake well.
3. Fine strain into a chilled cracked-ice-filled rocks glass; garnish with 2 blackberries and the mint sprig.

blackberries, mint, simple syrup, vodka, blackberry liqueur, lemon juice, serving

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/blackberry-smash-cocktails-2013 (may not work)