Blackberry Mint Julep Margarita

Name: Blackberry Mint Julep Margarita
Ingredients: 5 blackberries; 6 mint leaves; 1 oz honey syrup; 2 oz añejo tequila; 1 oz fresh lime juice; 2 speared blackberries and a mint sprig

margarita · tequila

Juleps don't take lime, someone will tell you, and they're not wrong — this is a smash in a borrowed cup. Press the mint, don't punish it; the añejo's oak is doing the bourbon's job here, and the honey covers the rest. First Saturday in May, nobody's checking credentials.

Ingredients

5blackberries
6mint leaves
1 ozhoney syrup
2 ozañejo tequila
1 ozfresh lime juice

Garnish

2 speared blackberries and a mint sprig

Method

Add blackberries, mint leaves and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker and gently muddle. Add tequila, lime juice and ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a Julep cup over crushed ice. Garnish with 2 speared blackberries and a mint sprig.