Blackberry Collins

A sophisticated twist on the classic Collins cocktail featuring fresh blackberries, gin, and lemon juice, topped with fizzy club soda. This refreshing cocktail perfectly balances sweet, tart, and botanical flavors.

8 servings
30 min

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces blackberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups dry gin
  • ¾ cup lemon juice
  • 2 cups club soda
  • 8 pieces lemon wheels

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Bring blackberries, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat so that liquid is at a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until fruit is very soft, 20-25 minutes. Let blackberry syrup cool, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large pitcher, pressing on fruit to extract as much liquid as you possibly can; discard solids.

    25 min

  2. 2.

    Add gin and lemon juice to syrup in pitcher. Add ice to fill and stir until chilled, about 3 minutes.

    3 min

  3. 3.

    Fill Collins glasses with ice cubes and divide cocktail among glasses. Top each with 1/4 cup club soda and garnish with lemon wheels.

    2 min