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Yield:
1 drink
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Ingredients
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Small ice cubes
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1/4 cup blackberries, plus 1 blackberry for garnish
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2 tablespoons mint leaves, plus 1 mint sprig for garnish
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 1/2 ounces bourbon
Directions
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Fill a rocks glass halfway with ice cubes. In a shaker, combine the 1/4 cup of blackberries, mint leaves, sugar, bourbon and 1/3 cup of ice cubes and shake well. Strain the drink into the glass through a coarse sieve, pressing on the solids. Garnish with the blackberry and mint sprig.
Originally appeared: June 2012