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    Home » Recipes » Drinks

    Blackberry Lemon Drops & How to Infuse Your Own Vodka

    Published: Jan 21, 2013 · Last Updated: Nov 19, 2022

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    Let me tell you about something awesome.

    Glass container filled with light pink liquid. this recipe

    It's called "fruit-infused-vodka." At least, that's what I call it. I was first introduced to the idea of flavoring my own vodka while at a happy hour with my mom before a movie one day. They had a drink on the menu with "house-infused-vodka." And my brain was all..."WHAT?!" Because that sounded SO SUPER COOL.

    Small jar of blackberry infused vodka in front of a martini glass filled with a light pink cocktail.

    And you know what? Mom and I promptly went out to buy berries and vodka. And we infused some of our very own. And it was SO SUPER COOL.

    Fresh blackberries.

    When I have fresh berries and vodka in my kitchen at the same time, I try to remember to fruit-ify some of the liquor for fancy drinks, because A) then you can tell people you infuse your own vodka (which makes you = super duper neat-o) and B) you can make drinks with fruit-infused vodka that tastes SO MUCH BETTER than that super-sugary flavored stuff you can get at the store (and I'm sorry, okay, but things like Swedish Fish or Pumpkin Pie Vodka? You have to be kidding me. And yes, I've tried them both. Worst mistakes of my life).

    Measuring cup pouring vodka into a large container.

    You can let the berries and vodka do their thaaaang in any shape of container, but I prefer to use a tall salad dressing shaker deali-o with a little spout on top. It makes it a lot easier when you strain the berries out of the liquor and start pouring it into drinks. Yum yum yum.

    Blackberries sitting in a cup filled with vodka.

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    Berry infused vodka in a small glass carafe.

    Blackberry Lemon Drops & How to Infuse Your Own Vodka

    ★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
    • Author: Jessie
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Inactive Time: 1 week
    • Cook Time: 5 mins
    • Total Time: 168 hours 15 minutes
    • Yield: Makes 1 and ½ cups 1x
    • Category: Cocktails
    • Cuisine: American
    • Diet: Vegetarian
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    Description

    This easy blackberry infused vodka makes a delicious lemon drop!


    Ingredients

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    For the Vodka:

    • 1 cup fresh blackberries
    • 1 and ½ cups vodka

    For the Blackberry Lemon Drops:

    • 2 oz. triple sec
    • 1.5 oz. blackberry-infused vodka
    • 1.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
    • dash of lime juice (about ¼ tsp)
    • lemon wedge for garnish

    Instructions

    For the Vodka:

    1. Place blackberries in a medium-sized container (I like to use a dressing shaker so it’s easy to pour) and pour vodka over berries. Shake well and place in the fridge.
    2. Shake vodka-berry mix twice a day for three days. Strain the berries and berry pulp out and store vodka in the fridge for up to a week. If you want to use the berries, puree them in a blender and add a dash of berry puree to cocktails for an extra zing of blackberry flavor. Use in Jolly Pops or make a blackberry lemon drop! (Recipe below)

    For the Lemon Drops:

    1. Combine tripe sec, vodka, lemon and lime juice in a shaker. Add ice and shake well. Pour into two chilled glasses (sugar rim optional, but highly recommended – see a how-to here) and serve immediately.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 cocktail
    • Calories: 275
    • Sugar: 18.7 g
    • Sodium: 5.3 mg
    • Fat: 0.6 g
    • Carbohydrates: 31.3 g
    • Protein: 1.6 g
    • Cholesterol: 0 mg

    Keywords: drinks, cocktail, vodka

    Tag @lifeasastrawberry on Instagram to show us what you're cooking! Nutrition information is calculated per serving; it is approximate and will vary based on many factors.

    Nutrition information is approximate and was calculated only for 2 cocktails made with infused vodka. Nutrition information does not include the infused vodka as a whole.

    Fresh blackberries on a peach colored surface next to a small glass jar filled with blackberry vodka.

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    1. Rhonda

      January 11, 2023 at 11:06 am

      You had me at Lemon Drop! Add in the blackberry infused vodka and I was hooked. I didn't have triple sec so I used Cointreau and these were awesome. The infused vodka makes this a notch up from a regular lemon drop. It is so easy to infuse the vodka - thanks for the clear instructions. I made a triple batch so I would have infused vodka on hand. Not sure how long it's going to last though. Definitely going on my rotation of cocktails!

      ★★★★★

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      • Team Life As A Strawberry

        January 11, 2023 at 5:42 pm

        WAHOO! We're so glad you loved the infused vodka enough to make a triple batch!

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    2. buttermilktx

      February 01, 2013 at 10:50 am

      Jessie,
      Can you put the blackberry vodka in the freezer if you want to keep it longer?

      Reply
      • Jessie

        February 01, 2013 at 10:54 am

        Sure! Just make sure to strain out all of the fruit first.

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        • buttermilktx

          February 01, 2013 at 5:55 pm

          Thanks, Jessie. I can't wait to try it.

          Reply

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