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A Frosted Blackberry Christmas Cocktail

Name: Frosted Blackberry Christmas Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 blackberries (- frozen for 2-3 hours); 1 sprig rosemary; 3 oz. sake; 1 oz. St. Germain; ½ oz. lime juice (- fresh squeezed); 3 blackberries; 1 sprig rosemary

Published: Dec 22, 2019 · Modified: Mar 2, 2021 by Genevieve Morrison · This post may contain affiliate links

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This frosted blackberry Christmas cocktail is such an elegant, chilly winter treat. Essentially a sake French Gimlet with muddled blackberry and rosemary – it’s herbal, floral and an enchanting purple hue.

1 cocktail on a table surrounded by a few scattered blackberries, and garnished with frosted blackberries and rosemary.

I love this cocktail for Christmas parties! It’s so easy to make for a crowd. I‘ll muddle my blackberries and rosemary earlier in the day and premix the entire cocktail. I’ll store in it glass bottles, then when friends arrive, I’ll simply pour, shake with ice, strain, garnish and serve.

I also just love blackberry cocktails, and blackberries in general. They’re such a dark, purple, romantic color and they add an elegant richness to any recipe. I created a blackberry balsamic reductions sauce for my roasted duck, this year, and make black and blueberry jam every summer! I also love this sparkling blackberry with rosemary citrus cocktail when I’m feeling more summery.

A Few Tips

1. Don’t muddle too hard

You don’t want the rosemary to overpower the cocktail, and fresh rosemary can be pretty strong. I would suggest you muddle the blackberries first so that they’re completely pulverized, then add the rosemary and gently muddle.

2. Beware of blackberry stains!

As you can imagine, muddled blackberry is particularly threatening to your white party dress. Muddle with caution.

The frosted blackberry garnish on a cocktail.

Common Questions

1. How do you frost the blackberries?

Skewer 2 blackberries onto a cocktail pin and place them in the freezer for 2 to 3 hours. Once you remove them from the freezer, they’ll begin to quickly frost. When completely frozen, they’ll stay beautifully frosted for at least 10-15 minutes after they’re removed from the freezer.

2. What do I need for this cocktail recipe?

Cocktail shaker & jigger
Muddler
Cocktail pins or toothpicks
Mesh cocktail strainer
Citrus juicer

3 cocktails on a table surrounded by a few scattered blackberries, and garnished with frosted blackberries and rosemary.

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