Blushing Whiskey Sour is the perfect cocktail recipe for St Patricks Day, Easter, spring or anytime you’d love a delicious whiskey drink. Great for blackberry lovers – delish.
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Spring Whiskey Sour
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1 drink
Description
A fresh spring whiskey sour with blackberries and lemon syrup shaken with Bushmills Irish Whiskey. Easy cocktail ready in minutes, perfect for spring entertaining.
Ingredients
- 3 blackberries
- 2 ounces Simple Lemon Syrup
- 1 ounce Bushmills Irish Whiskey
- Crushed Ice
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to shaker & shake vigorously until blackberries start to break up to give that gorgeous blush color
- Strain into glass packed with fresh crushed ice
- Garnish with additional blackberries
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Category: Drinks
Frequently Asked Questions
Why shake the blackberries whole instead of mudding them beforehand?
Shaking the 3 whole blackberries with the other ingredients breaks them up just enough to release their juice and give the drink its blush colour. You get a lighter, cleaner result than mudding, which can turn the drink murky.
Why use only 1 ounce of whiskey in this cocktail?
I deliberately went light on the Bushmills and heavier on the lemon simple syrup so the citrus and blackberry come through clearly. It makes for a more sessionable drink, especially if you are serving it on a weeknight or at a spring brunch.
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