A blackberry-focused drink from Sagamore Spirit in Baltimore.
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey
1/2 ounce lime juice
3/4 ounce blackberry simple syrup*
3 ounces ginger beer
mint leaves
Instructions
Shake the whiskey, lime juice, blackberry simple syrup and a few mint leaves with ice and strain into a Collins glass. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with mint sprigs and three skewered blackberries.
* For the blackberry simple syrup: Mix equal parts water, sugar and blackberries in a pot. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes. Chill overnight and strain.