Blackberry Tom Collins cocktail
This blackberry Tom Collins recipe was one of our first recipe posts back in 2008 and still remain one of our favorite drinks. We’ve added a new video and step-by-step photos. This blackberry cocktail is basically a blackberry version of the classic Tom Collins cocktail, similar to a blackberry bramble.
What is a Tom Collins Cocktail?
It’s a classic refreshing drink made of gin, lemon juice, sugar or simple syrup and club soda or carbonated soda water. Our blackberry Tom Collins is a fruitier version made with muddled fresh blackberries. That’s it! The natural sweetness and flavor of the fresh blackberries is fantastic. Combined with the gin, lemon juice, sugar and club soda is a perfect drink to have poolside or for any outdoor gathering. It’s fresh and fruity without being too sweet.
Video: Blackberry Tom Collins Cocktail Recipe
Meeting Jen and Jeremy and Sharing This Cocktail
This Blackberry Tom Collins recipe post is dedicated to Miss Kaweah, the sweet and lucky black lab that gets to hike, romp and swim in Colorado’s outrageously amazing wilderness. She’s at a summer puppy camp now, enjoying a little break away from her parents at Use Real Butter. Everyone knows that Jen’s super duper fine photography skills keep us drooling over her delicious Asian dishes and picture perfect sweet desserts.
So when they decided to take some time out during their California trip to stop by our place, it was time to finally meet them face to face, to let them know EXACTLY what we thought of them after some good eats and intoxicating cocktails. We all just squealed out our greetings, hugged and held back a little tears (well, Diane did).Jen & Jeremy are the real deal: they’re smart, fun, funny, totally down to earth, sincere , loving and one of the best couples we’ve met.
We ate so much food during this visit! For the beverages we made lots of Vietnamese iced coffee and this awesome blackberry Tom Collins cocktail. We had such a memorable afternoon with such awesome people.
Cheers!
-Todd and Diane
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Blackberry Tom Collins Cocktail
Ingredients
- 3 large Blackberries
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) fresh Lime Juice
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) Sugar or 1/2 oz. simple syrup, or to taste
- 2 ounces (60ml) Gin
- 3-4 ounces (90-120ml) Club Soda
Instructions
- Put blackberries in a highball glass, add lime juice, and sugar (or simple syrup) and muddle (you know, smash it all together with a pestle or something similar).
- Add ice, then pour in gin and club soda. Stir, garnish with a couple cut blackberries if you’d like, and enjoy.
Video
Nutrition Information per Serving
Cocktail Goodies & Barware:
We are obsessed with sexy barware and cocktail supplies. A great bar setup doesn’t need a lot of supplies, but having a few quality tools adds that a classiness and bit of swagger to that evening cocktail. Choose your favorite style and create a set around them. Here’s are a some of our favorites:
- Nick & Nora and Coupe Glassware: Easily our favorite styles of cocktail glassware. Classic & timeless. Beautiful for any shaken cocktail and great to drink out of. If we were forced to only have one style of glassware for a shaken cocktail, give us a Nick & Nora or a coupe. Perfect for any martini or paper plane cocktail.
- Double Old Fashioned Glasses – Especially ones with clean cuts & solid feel like this one
- Japanese Style Ice Pick – Perfect for breaking down large ice
- Bell Jiggers – Easily our favorite style jigger
- Bitters Bottles – If you make bitters, you need a beautiful bottles
- Hawthorne Strainers – Our favorite style of strainers
- Wooden Muddler – A must for using fresh herbs & berries
- Mixing Glass – For muddling magic
I never would have thought of using blackberries. Really great idea. I’m in love with this cocktail.
I’m totally going to be making this for the Holidays. It’s so darn good.
Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe.
This was absolutely perfect for my Summer party I had this past weekend. It was refreshing and the balance between the gin and rest of the ingredients was just perfect. Great recipe.
I realize I am about a year behind the 8 ball, but I am drinking this right now and really enjoying it! I made it with Hendrick’s gin (yum…..) and it;s quite the tasty summertime treat. My one tweak is that I added about a few more squeezes of lime juice (~1/4 more of a lime) than recommended, which I would recommend to others trying it out for the first time (but maybe taste the original first…).
Ahhhh—no fair! I only got one hour of them and you got five! You’re right though: They are an absolutely treasure. I’m glad you treated them right! There should be more of them in the world. 🙂
Love your last picture of figs. We have two trees of them that will require quite a bit more heat until the fruit is ripe, but we’re just starting to get some good, reasonably priced ones in our market. The other day I got some light green and yellow striped ones called a Candystripe. Not as tasty as our favorit Black Mission but absolutely lovely.
I am a big fan of Tom Collins (more people should make them)…This one sounds so good, and summery. I can’t wait to try it.
Awww, you guys are THE BEST! We had such a fantastic time at your place. Love the pups, love the yard, love the food, but especially love you two!! (Shhhh – don’t tell Sierra I said that, she thinks she owns me now). Thank you for an incredible meal. I wish I had multiple stomachs like cows do so I could have eaten more of the terrific treats you set out before us. Jeremy wouldn’t shut up about it for days on end. It got to be a little torturous to think about while backpacking too! Come see us in CO. Anytime. Big hugs and kisses to you both and the to the puppers. xxoo