Berry Brandy Crush

This cocktail is a delightful combination of fruity and tangy flavors, featuring a blackberry shrub made with fresh blackberries, apple cider vinegar, and sugar. Mixed with Laird's apple brandy, lemon juice, and orange juice, this cocktail is a refreshing and flavorful treat for any occasion.

Berry Brandy Crush

A fruity and tangy cocktail featuring a blackberry shrub, apple brandy, and citrus juices.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces apple brandy
  • 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 ounce blackberry shrub
  • Crushed ice
  • Fresh mint for garnish

Instructions

  1. Combine the blackberries, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and salt in a nonmetal bowl; refrigerate for 1 to 2 days.
  2. Transfer the mixture to a saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
  3. Strain the mixture into a container, pressing the blackberries to extract all liquid.
  4. Store the shrub in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks.
  5. In a cocktail shaker, combine the brandy, lemon juice, orange juice, and blackberry shrub with ice; shake well.
  6. Strain the mixture over cocktail glasses filled with crushed ice.
  7. Garnish with fresh mint.