Blackberry-Gin Fizz Floats

• 1 pint blackberries
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint roughly
• 8 ounces gin
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 24 ounces ginger ale
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream or blackberry sorbet

1. Heat the blackberries, sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a small pot over medium heat, smashing the berries with a potato masher, until thick, about 5 minutes. Pour the mixture through a sieve into a bowl, pushing the juice through with a rubber spatula. Refrigerate until cold, at least 10 minutes.
2. Fill a cocktail shaker with 2 tablespoons of the blackberry juice, 2 tablespoons mint, 2 ounces gin, 1 tablespoon lime juice and a handful of ice. Shake vigorously until the drink is ice cold, 5 or 6 times. Strain into a tall glass. Top with ginger ale and stir lightly. Repeat to make 3 more drinks. Top each with a scoop of ice cream.

blackberries, sugar, mint roughly, gin, lime juice, ginger ale, vanilla ice cream

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Blackberry-Gin-Fizz-Floats-974852 (may not work)