Black Widow Smash
Blackberries, fresh rosemary, lemon and honey muddled with tequila or mezcal and orange bitters, then topped with sparkling water. Inky, herbal and bright.
- 8 wholeblackberries(plus extra for topping)
- 1 tspfresh rosemary(up to 2 tsp; plus a sprig to garnish)
- ½ wholelemon(juiced)
- 1 tbsphoney(up to 2 tbsp, to taste)
- 1½ ozblanco tequila(or mezcal; up to 2 oz)
- 2 dashesorange bitters
- sparkling water(to top)
- 1Add the blackberries, rosemary, lemon juice and honey to a cocktail shaker or jar and muddle until the berries release their juice.
- 2Add the tequila or mezcal and the orange bitters.
- 3Fill a rocks glass with ice and strain the drink over it.
- 4Add a little more ice, top with sparkling water and stir gently.
- 5Garnish with a rosemary sprig and a few blackberries.
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The Black Widow Smash comes from Tieghan Gerard of the food blog Half Baked Harvest, who published it on October 20, 2018. She wrote that she first made it the year before but missed sharing it in time for Halloween, so she held it for the following season. Muddled blackberries turn the drink a deep purple-black, and rosemary adds a woodsy edge. It is the most-rated Black Widow Smash recipe online, with more than 350 reader ratings, and several later versions, including Elevated Craft's and The Tiny Fairy's, credit it as their inspiration. Gerard's card lets you choose tequila or mezcal; mezcal adds a smoky note.
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