Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade is a refreshingly delicious mixed drink. Even those that aren’t a fan of whiskey will enjoy this delicious low-carb summer cocktail!
Reminiscent of the Lynchburg Lemonade, it’s a must try for hot summer days.
Why we love this cocktail
There’s a restaurant here in town that makes an amazing Blackberry Smash. Whenever I eat there I order one and keep thinking I need to recreate it. Well, I didn’t actually have to because I found a recipe and it was spot-on!
That’s what inspired me to create this blackberry bourbon lemonade. Little did I know this was already an existing cocktail, but the bonus is that mine is low carb!
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Ingredients you will need:
I have been trying to cut down on my sugar intake and the carbs that come along with it. I could have used fresh squeezed lemon juice, but that would mean adding sugar or simple syrup. So instead I found a low carb alternative that worked perfectly.
Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post.
- Use fresh, plump blackberries, frozen blackberries simply won’t do.
- You will need about 6 mint leaves. If you buy them from the produce department, that’s about one stem.
- Use your favorite Bourbon Whiskey. I like Maker’s Mark or Jack Daniels.
- This is the low carb secret. Simply Light Lemonade is sweetened partially by Stevia leaf extract making it much lower in carbs than regular lemonade.
- It’s optional, but I add a splash of Club Soda or diet 7Up just to add a little fizz to the mix. I use diet 7Up because there are 0 calories and 0 carbs!
How to Make Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade
I was surprised by how complicated some of the recipes are out there. You don’t have to cook anything, just muddle some fresh blackberry with mint leaves. Fresh berries are a must! If you see “bring to a boil” in a cocktail recipe, I feel it takes all the fun out of it.
This is not rocket science and shaking up this cocktail shouldn’t be a pain. A couple of minutes should be all it takes before you’re sipping this summer drink on your porch.
These step by step photos and instructions are here to help you visualize how to make this recipe. Please scroll down to simply print out the recipe!
- Add 3 blackberries and 5 mint leaves to a cocktail shaker and muddle the ingredients.
- Add the ice. use a jigger to add the bourbon and shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds.
- Fill a rock glass halfway with ice.
- Strain the cocktail shaker over ice in a rock glass. The mint leaves may block the strainer so be sure you shake it all out.
- Pour the lemonade into the glass over the strained mixture.
- Add a splash of Club Soda or diet 7up to fill the glass.
- Garnish the glass with the remaining 2 blackberries and a mint leaf.
One of my favorite parts of this drink are the bits of muddled blackberries floating around in the glass! While I use diet 7Up, you could also top with sparkling water. Your choice.
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Ingredients
- 5 blackberries divided
- 6 mint leaves divided
- 1 cup ice
- 1.5 ounces Bourbon
- 4 ounces sugar free lemonade I used “Simply Light Lemonade”
- Splash of Club Soda or 7Up
Things You’ll Need
- Jigger
- Cocktail shaker
- Rock glasses
- Muddler
Before You Begin
Instructions
- Add 3 blackberries and 5 mint leaves to a cocktail shaker and muddle the ingredients.
- Add the ice and bourbon and shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds.
- Fill a rock glass halfway with ice.
- Strain shaker over ice in rock glass. The mint leaves may block the strainer so be sure you get it all out!
- Pour lemonade into glass.
- Add a splash of Club Soda or 7up.
- Garnish with remaining 2 blackberries and mint leaf.
