A refreshing beverage that combines berries and lemon with vodka. Rosemary blackberry limonata is a bright and colorful drink to enjoy all year long!
The winter and holiday season is packed with eggnog, mulled wine and hot chocolate. Take a break from the usual beverages and try something new and fresh!
Spread happiness and cheer with this rosemary blackberry limonata drink!
Holiday Vodka Cocktail
While the majority of traditional holiday beverages are suited for cold, wintery weather, they’re not that refreshing.
A mug of hot chocolate with chocolate marshmallow doesn’t exactly quench one’s thirst. I need something cool, fresh, and bright to reinvigorate my holiday cheer!
And this vodka holiday cocktail does the job!
Ingredients
You need three ingredients: vodka, blackberry syrup, and sparkling water (club soda variety). Gin may be used in place of vodka. Or, use a flavored vodka of your choice. Lemon vodka or Absolute Citron are great options.
I created this recipe using Sanpellegrino Limonata. It’s an Italian sparkling sweetened soda. There are plenty of substitution options including lemonade, sparkling lemonade , or try LaCroix lemon sparkling water for a sugar-free option.
Blackberry Syrup
This syrup is super easy to make. Combine water, sugar, blackberries, and rosemary in a pot and bring it to a boil.
Steep mixture for about 20 minutes to extract the perfect amount of rosemary essence. Strain out the rosemary sprig. And voilà, you’ve got homemade rosemary blackberry syrup.
This same technique can be used to pretty much make any herb-fruit syrup you’d like.
Assembly
To make the cocktail visually appealing and fancy, garnish the finished cocktail with a fresh sprig of rosemary and a couple blackberries. CHEERS!
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Rosemary Blackberry Limonata
Ingredients
Per Cocktail:
- 1 ½ oz rosemary blackberry syrup (recipe follows)
- 1 ½ oz vodka
- 3 oz limonata, or sparkling lemon soda
- fresh rosemary sprigs, to garnish
- fresh blackberry to garnish
Rosemary Blackberry Syrup:
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup granulated sugar, (150 g)
- 1 cup fresh blackberries, rinsed
- two 6-inch sprigs of fresh rosemary
Instructions
- Filling serving glasses a little over half full of ice. Add rosemary blackberry syrup. Follow with vodka and top with sparkling lemon soda. Stir to combine. Garnish with fresh rosemary and blackberries
Rosemary Blackberry Syrup:
- In a medium sauce pan, combine water, sugar, blackberries and rosemary. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Smash blackberries and cover pot with lid. Let steep for 20-30 minutes depending on how strong you want the rosemary flavor to be. Strain syrup and store in the fridge until ready to use.
Notes
- Cocktail may be made with either vodka or gin.
- Limonata is an Italian sparkling sweetened soda. Substitute options include: lemonade, sparkling lemonade, or try LaCroix lemon sparkling water for a sugar-free option.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These limonata’s will make the perfect light and refreshing cocktails for the hot summer weather here in Australia. Thanks for the delicious recipe and idea Maryanne!
Thanks Thalia! Enjoy the summer :)
I love your cocktail creativity. I would be so lost as to what would taste good. Pinned!
Thanks Jen! It just takes a little trial and error :)
This looks so refreshing and delicious! And, I’m loving that metal tray/charger – where did you get it???
Thanks Tina! I actually found the metal tray and the glasses at my local Goodwill :)
This looks amazing! -bookmarking-
Thanks! :)
This is such a gorgeous post!! Love the colors, feel like I can taste the goodness!! Can’t wait to give this a try!
Thanks Becky! The rosemary flavor is a nice surprise :)