This Berry Crush cocktail is the perfect drink for those in love with everything fruity. Flavoured with fresh blackberries and creme de cassis this vodka based cocktail is absolutely berrilicious!
Do you ever feel like your life lacks a bit of drama? I don’t mean the kind you see in a Latin telenovela. The one where your evil twin sister pretends to be you, pushes you off the stairs and then takes up with your lover.
I mean the good kind…the kind that makes you smile randomly on the crowded train on the way to work and makes your heart pump a bit faster.
When you find yourself in a relationship that’s lasted more than half of your life, you know it may be time to call for reinforcement to bring some romance and excitement into your life.
I am not sure what it looks like for you but dramatic looking drinks like this Berry Crush cocktail is a good place to start! Masquerade masks and feather boas are optional but no harm in trying!
What is Berry Crush?
The recipe for this Berry Crush cocktail calls for seasonal berries. Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries or blackberries will all taste delicious in this cocktail. I happen to have a bucketful of wild blackberries stored in my freezer.
It is a vodka based cocktail but you can use gin if it’s your preference. I also used creme de cassis, which is a blackcurrant liqueur and it gives this drink and deep and delicious taste. You can also use a raspberry flavoured liqueur like Chambord.
I also used fresh pomegranate seeds because they are delicious and look like little jewels. I topped it with soda water for some extra sparkle but if you want real drama go for Prosecco or Champagne!
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This recipe was originally published in 10/2015. Updated and republished in 02/2021
Berry Crush Cocktail
Ingredients
- 90ml/3 oz vodka
- 30ml/1 oz Crème de Cassis or Chambord
- juice of 1 orange wedge
- 20 blackberries
- 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- soda water
- ice
Instructions
- Blend blackberries in a blender and strain in a cocktails shaker.
- Add vodka, Creme de Cassis, freshly squeezed orange juice and ice.
- Shake until the cocktail shaker is too cold to hold.
- Strain in two glasses filled with ice and top with soda water and pomegranate seeds.
Laura&Nora @Our Food Stories says
we love pomegranate!! this color is just amazing and the drink looks so delicious <3
vikalinka says
Thank you so much guys, your photography is so inspirational, so means a lot coming from you! 🙂
Hannah Hossack-Lodge says
Well you certainly managed to create dramatic looking photos! I love them! The cocktail sounds delicious too, I’ve got a rather large stash of blackberries in the freezer from my overzealous blackberry picking spree, this sounds like just the thing to use a few of them up…. x
Anna D Kart says
your photography is stunning! I love this cocktail recipe
Anna
Laura says
So gorgeous, that deep berry color makes this cocktail irresistible!
fashion-mommy says
This looks so amazing, has to be with champers all the way for me.
Emma says
Wow, that looks very impressive and very refreshing! And can I also take a moment to point out how fab your photography is! It looks like something you’d see from a Marks & Spencer ad xx
http://www.bambinoblushandboho.co.uk
vikalinka says
Thank you so much, Emma! You are so sweet in saying that!
Louise | Cygnet Kitchen says
Yes, I’ll have one of those too Julia, husband and I have been together for 14 years!
Great shots, such an incredible colour! Perfect for Halloween too.. xx
vikalinka says
Thanks Louise, relationships are just like good wine, they do get better with age if they are tended to! 🙂
Lucy Parissi says
Love how dramatic this looks – and really, any cocktail and I am there. I have similar conversations with my husband – we have been together since 1998! I feel old… pass me that drink
vikalinka says
Oh gosh, I feel so old compared to everyone at work! Oh well…we need to get together for drinks!