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a pink vodka sour cocktail with foam and blackberry garnish with blackberry simple syrup, lemons, and blackberries.
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Vodka Sour with Blackberry Simple Syrup

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Adding blackberry simple syrup to a classic vodka sour produces a well-balanced cocktail with bright flavors of lemon and blackberry. The optional egg white creates a smooth mouthfeel that makes the sipping of this blackberry vodka cocktail even easier.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Unspecified
Servings: 1
Calories: 210kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Cocktail shaker

Ingredients

Blackberry vodka sour

  • 2 ounces vodka
  • ¾ ounce lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • ¾ ounce blackberry simple syrup
  • 1 egg white pasteurized or see note
  • 2 blackberries for garnish

Instructions

Blackberry vodka sour

  • Combine the vodka, lemon juice, ¾ ounce of blackberry simple syrup from above, and the egg white in a cocktail shaker without ice, and shake for 10 to 20 seconds. Hold your shaker tight, because it will try to pop open.
    2 ounces vodka, ¾ ounce lemon juice, ¾ ounce blackberry simple syrup, 1 egg white
  • Add a handful of ice to the shaker and shake again for 5 to 10 seconds to chill.
  • Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with blackberries.
    2 blackberries

Notes

Make your own homemade blackberry simple syrup.
The dry shake - shaking first without ice - is important for you to get the layer of foam in this blackberry vodka sour without diluting your cocktail.
NOTE: consumption of raw eggs may result in foodborne illness.

Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg