PICKLED BLACKBERRY COCKTAIL

Pickled Blackberry Cocktail image

Provided by Damaris Phillips

Time P1DT12h30m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 1/2 cups bourbon
1 cup juice from Chai-Spiced Pickled Blackberries, recipe follows, plus pickled blackberries, for garnish
Juice of 2 or 3 limes
1 1/2 cups ginger beer
Crushed ice
3/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup brewed black tea
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup sugar
6 cardamom pods
6 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
One 1-inch chunk ginger, peeled and cut into quarters
1 quart blackberries

Steps:

Combine the bourbon, pickled blackberry juice and lime juice in a pitcher. Chill until ready to serve. When that time comes, add the ginger beer.
Fill highball glasses with ice and pour the cocktail over the top. Garnish with a few pickled blackberries. Enjoy!
Combine the vinegar, tea, honey, sugar, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and ginger in a saucepan. Heat over medium until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes -- you don't want the mixture to get too hot or it will cook the berries.
Fill two pint-size Mason jars with the blackberries. Pour the pickling liquid over the berries. Seal with a lid and refrigerate for at least 3 days and up to 2 weeks.