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    Home > Blog > Holiday > Holiday Drinks > Blackberry & Meyer Lemon Gin & Tonics

    Blackberry & Meyer Lemon Gin & Tonics

    by Spoon Fork Bacon · Published: Dec 30, 2016 · Modified: Oct 2, 2020

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    Glasses of blackberry and meyer lemon gin and tonics on a wooden board.


    **This post was originally published in Sept 2012**
    This year seriously FLEW by, didn’t it? I feel like I think this every year, but this year by far felt the fastest. It might be because I got married, my first and only nephew turned one, a handful of friends got engaged, another handful had babies, our family dog of 17+ years passed away and the list of life events goes on and on. Lots and lots of personal things have happened this year (and lets not even get into all the crazy/unbelievable/life changing/heartfelt/
    heartbreaking media stuffs that have happened this year).
    Although a lot of new things have happened this year, we’re ending it with one of our favorite, old cocktails; our Blackberry and Meyer Lemon Gin and Tonics! We’ve had this recipe up for a few years now, but its been a favorite of ours (it were even the signature cocktail at my husbands recent birthday get together)! It’s easy to get together, looks absolutely gorgeous and taste great! It’s not overly sweet at all (but you can control that with the amount of simple syrup you add) and the aroma from the meyer lemons is irresistible! I hope everyone has a fun and save New Years Eve and we’ll catch you all in the New Year!! Enjoy! xx, Jenny

    A close up of blackberry and meyer lemon gin and tonics on a wooden board.

    Blackberry and meyer lemon gin and tonics bubble gif.

    My favorite cocktail is a gin and tonic. Lately, instead of coming home to a beer, it’s been a gin and tonic. Not in a lush kind of way, more in a Mad Men kind of way. It’s nice to have before dinner, and most of all, its perfect for the disgusting heat waves Los Angeles has been having. The good thing about gin and tonics and that the base of the drink is already there: gin, and tonic. You can add pretty much anything you want to this drink and it will be yummy. I add raspberries a lot, sometimes blueberries or basil, and sometimes-just mint. Whatever I have extra of really. This however has been by far my favorite flavor collaboration. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!
    ♥ Teri

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    Glasses of blackberry and meyer lemon gin and tonics on a wooden board.

    Blackberry and Meyer Lemon Gin and Tonics

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    RECIPE BY Teri & Jenny
    Servings: 4

      INGREDIENTS  

    • 12 blackberries
    • 20 fresh mint leaves
    • 2 Meyer lemons can sub. regular lemons
    • ½ cup simple syrup
    • 8 ounces high quality gin
    • tonic water
    • ice

      INSTRUCTIONS  

    • Set out four high ball glasses.
    • Place 3 blackberries and 5 mint leaves into each glass and muddle together.
    • Pour lemon juice, simple syrup and gin into a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake for 1 minute.
    • Fill each glass with ice, and divide mixture from shaker into each glass. Top off each drink with tonic water, stir and serve.

    December 30, 2016 / 58 Comments

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    1. Liondragoncustom

      October 30, 2012 at 9:36 pm

      Com esse friozinho que está fazendo aqui em Florianópolis, essa sopa será perfeita!!

      Reply
    2. Russell at Chasing Delicious

      October 09, 2012 at 5:43 pm

      I love the color in these drinks, not to mention the recipe!

      Reply
    3. Beth

      October 05, 2012 at 6:29 pm

      This sounds so good! I think I will need to make myself one tonight. :)

      Reply
    4. Laura Bear

      September 30, 2012 at 6:58 am

      Wow these sound delicious. And I just love your gif…what a pretty blog!

      Reply
    5. taylor

      September 30, 2012 at 2:07 am

      you’re right, you can add anything to a G&T, and it’ll be tasty. i tried beetroot reduction recently, with delicious results! great colour too

      Reply
    6. TFB

      September 29, 2012 at 7:00 am

      I am in love. These are so girly and pretty! I am so having these at my 16th!! xx

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    7. Yelle

      September 28, 2012 at 9:13 pm

      Oh my goodness! From the first picture I was thinking how delicious this drink looks, but then by the time I got to the last photo, I was simply drooling. Great drink!

      Reply
    8. suebaby

      September 28, 2012 at 1:19 pm

      Good Lord! I just drooled all over my keyboard at work – AGAIN. Every time I visit your blog, it’s the same story… read, drool, read, drool… I look like a Saint Bernard.

      Deee-licious and inventive twist on one of my favorite cocktails – can’t wait til 5:00 so I can give this a whirl tonight. Tick-tock, tick-tock..!!!

      Reply
    9. carol

      September 28, 2012 at 10:40 am

      i am a G&T fan, this looks fab so i will try it but i may leave out the simple syrup as i am not a sweet fan. thanks for this cool beautiful looking cture.

      Reply
      • Johanne

        December 10, 2016 at 9:25 pm

        What is simple syrup ?

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        • Jenny Park

          December 14, 2016 at 8:57 am

          It’s a liquid mixture of 1 part water + 1 part sugar

          Reply
    10. Susan P

      September 28, 2012 at 7:28 am

      This drink looks absolutely delicious! Makes me thirsty!

      Reply
      • deirdre

        September 06, 2016 at 7:38 pm

        I have a 60 year old bottle of Gin Gordons I think does it go bad and can you make ice cubes e’s with Gin.?

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        • Jenny Park

          September 06, 2016 at 7:51 pm

          Gin, similarly to vodka, won’t freeze completely…and I’m not quite sure if gin can go bad??!

          Reply
    11. eli

      September 28, 2012 at 2:03 am

      What are Meyer lemons? In the drink the lemon component simply looks like a lemon.

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        September 28, 2012 at 7:25 am

        Meyer lemons are citrus fruits from china that are sort of a hybrid bw Lemons and mandarins…they’re slightly sweeter than regular lemons (they’re amazing). They look like small lemons but with a hint of orange in their skin. They’re pretty common these days and not too difficult to find.

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    12. Erin @ The Speckled Palate

      September 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm

      Ladies, this looks beyond delicious, and I think I might need something like this immediately. It’s a shame blackberries are scarce in these parts these days!

      Reply
    13. Aimee

      September 27, 2012 at 3:24 pm

      These look fabulous! I’m assuming you could substitute vodka for gin for those friends who prefer vodka.

      Reply
    14. caroline

      September 27, 2012 at 2:06 pm

      yummm! your photos are so incredible. i wish i had your skill!!

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    15. robyn

      September 27, 2012 at 1:52 pm

      these look great!

      Reply
    16. addie | culicurious

      September 27, 2012 at 1:41 pm

      I would love to try this. I am a huge fan of gin! I’ve not really experimented much with it yet but this looks like the perfect gateway :) thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    17. Angie @ Fitness Girl Kitchen

      September 27, 2012 at 11:43 am

      This is one seriously beautiful drink. I am not crazy about gin & tonics but with these flavors I may just give them a try!

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        September 27, 2012 at 12:05 pm

        I’m not the biggest gin and tonic fan either, but these flavors really make this drink special…especially if you can get your hands on some Meyer lemons :)

        Reply
    18. Eileen

      September 27, 2012 at 11:31 am

      What a beautiful gin & tonic! And I love the fruit as well. I think I’m going to have to look out for blackberries at the farmer’s market this weekend…

      Reply
    19. Ashley

      September 27, 2012 at 11:24 am

      The colors. The bubbles. Perfect!!

      Reply
    20. Katie @ Blonde Ambition

      September 27, 2012 at 10:57 am

      G&Ts are one of my favorite drinks, but I do get sick of plain ones all the time. The berry + lemon combo sounds great!

      Reply
    21. Averie @ Averie Cooks

      September 27, 2012 at 10:36 am

      Stunning drink! And I love the close up of all those little bubbles and the GIF! I want it even more now!

      Reply
    22. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar

      September 27, 2012 at 10:11 am

      I could go for four of these right now. YUM!

      Reply
    23. Diane, A Broad

      September 27, 2012 at 9:45 am

      G&Ts were my drink of choice last summer (this summer, rosé or kir, because hard alcohol is super expensive in France). I bet this’d be good with a spoonful of blackberry jam instead of the berries and syrup, for when you can’t get berries anymore.

      Reply
    24. McKenna Ryan

      September 27, 2012 at 9:39 am

      These look delicious. and beautiful!! I want one right now!!

      Reply
    25. Meagan

      September 27, 2012 at 9:25 am

      Seriously adore your food photography. Are you using Cinemagram for the gifs?

      Reply
      • Teri Lyn Fisher

        September 27, 2012 at 9:27 am

        Thank you! I use photoshop to create gifs.

        Reply
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