(Image shot by Sophie Smith)
INGREDIENTS - Serves 1
• 45ml Leonista Blanco
• 30ml of lime juice
• 1 tbsp organic cane sugar
• Small handful of fresh blackberry
• 3-5 leaves fresh lemon balm
METHOD
1. In our case, we began by muddling the berries and sugar in the bottom of our cup directly (jar, whatever). If you have the tools, straining the blackberries is great. Making a shrub is an excellent way for this to last even longer and give you even more versatility.
2. Add Blanco, lime, ice (or snow), and shake.
3. Press lemon balm leaves firmly but delicately to release oils without bruising the leaf and altering its flavour. Add to the cocktail to finish.
TIP
We kept the squeezed lime in our drink to encourage the oil to permeate the cocktail and add a bright green note to the taste.
NOTE
For this drink, we simply left all ingredients in the jar and poured it into our glassware. The colours in our cocktail required no additional garnish.