Before Daylight
HB-6148 · Hand-built original
A tall mezcal cocktail built on a cooked blackberry syrup, with sweet vermouth, lime juice and sliced ginger shaken over ice and topped with ginger ale in the glass.
Drink20 minMakes 4207 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal
Main ingredient: blackberries
Servings:4quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 6 oz. fresh or frozen blackberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 4" piece ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
- 5 oz. mezcal
- 5 oz. sweet vermouth
- 4 oz. fresh lime juice
- 8 oz. ginger ale (preferably Bruce Cost)
- Fresh or frozen blackberries (for serving)
Method
- Bring the fresh or frozen blackberries and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook them for about 5 minutes, stirring and mashing with a potato masher or fork, until soft and pulpy.
- Stir the sugar into the mashed berries and cook the syrup for about 3 minutes, stirring often, until every grain has dissolved, then let the blackberry syrup cool.
- Make each of the four drinks in turn: put a quarter of the thinly sliced ginger in a cocktail shaker with 1¼ oz. mezcal, 1¼ oz. sweet vermouth, 1 oz. fresh lime juice and 1 oz. of the cooled blackberry syrup.
- Fill the shaker with ice, cover it, and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds, until the outside of the shaker feels very cold.
- Fill a tall glass two-thirds full with crushed ice, pour in 2 oz. ginger ale, strain the shaken cocktail over it, and garnish the Before Daylight with a fresh or frozen blackberry.
Total: 20 minutes
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
207 kcalCalories
0.3 gProtein
54.9 gCarbs
0.2 gFat
0 gSaturates
0.3 gFibre
1.1 gSugars
2 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
79 mgPotassium
10 mgCalcium
0.1 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data