Summertime Squeeze

Cocktail by Zachary Frace

Ingredients:

1.5ozDeep Eddy Lemon Vodka

Ginger Beer (with alcohol)

1oz Blackberry-Mint Simple Syrup

.5 oz Lemon Juice

Orange Zest

Preparation:

Made a blackberry simple syrup first, let it cool. Added 1oz blackberry-mint simple syrup, .5oz lemon juice, 1.5oz Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka with ice in a shaker. Shook for 5 seconds to incorporate all ingredients. Added ginger beer to the shaker so all ingredients were mixed well. Then poured over a copper mule mug on ice. And then garnished

Garnish:

Lemon rind wrapped around a twig of mint and blackberry.

Glassware:

Mule mug

Cocktail Inspiration:

Fresh ingredients are key. From there I thought of what Deep Eddy makes me think of and its summertime. Thinking of drinks, I think of lemonade and mojitos. Which inspired me to create this cocktail. With a twist