Blackberry Rosemary Herbal Fizz Soda

Rosemary infused simple syrup serves as the base for this delicious summer cocktail.

Fresh rosemary paired with blackberries really gives this simple, homemade soda a nice, complex taste.

I like to whip up a batch of the herbal simple syrup, then add it to a glass of ice and club soda for an all natural flavored "soda" in the summer.

Or you can go one step further and add a splash of vodka to make it the ultimate adult summer cocktail.

Blackberry Rosemary Herbal Fizz Soda

I love making natural simple syrups to use in refreshing summer drinks.

Add a splash of club soda to the syrup and you've got an instant 'soda' that's way more healthy than store bought sodas since you control the amount and type of sweetener and not difficult to make at all.

I love to make rose petal simple syrup, violet simple syrup and strawberry simple syrup. Now I'm sharing my recipe for blackberry-rosemary simple syrup.

Blackberry-Rosemary Simple Syrup

2 cups granulated sugar (or sweetener of our choice)
2 cups water
Handful of fresh blackberries (fresh or frozen)
4-5 fresh rosemary sprigs

Combine sugar, water, blackberries and rosemary in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat, whisking occasionally, for 10 minutes.

Remove from the heat and cool, then pour through a fine mesh strainer, discarding the solids. Let cool completely in refrigerator.

(Syrup will last in the refrigerator for about a month.)

Recipe | Blackberry-Rosemary Herbal Fizz Soda

1 ounce vodka
2 ounces club soda

Prepare infused simple syrup as described above.

Add two ounces of the cooled infused syrup and an ounce of vodka to a glass full of ice and top with club soda. Garnish with a fresh blackberry threaded onto a rosemary ‘skewer,’ if desired.

Garnish with a fresh blackberry threaded onto a rosemary "skewer", if desired.

Blackberry Rosemary Herbal Fizz

Yield: 1 glass

Author: Source: Fresh Eggs Daily

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Rosemary-infused simple syrup serves as the base for this delicious summer cocktail.

ingredients:

For the Simple Syrup

2 cups granulated sugar (or sweetener of our choice)
2 cups water
Handful of fresh blackberries (fresh or frozen)
4-5 fresh rosemary sprigs

For the Fizz Soda

2 ounces infused simple syrup
1 ounce vodka
2 ounces club soda

instructions:

How to make Blackberry Rosemary Herbal Fizz

To Make the Simple Syrup

Combine sugar, water, blackberries and rosemary in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat, whisking occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Remove from the heat and cool, then pour through a fine mesh strainer, discarding the solids.
Let cool in refrigerator.

To Make the Herbal Fizz Soda

Prepare infused simple syrup as described above.
Add two ounces of the cooled infused syrup and an ounce of vodka to a glass full of ice and top with club soda. Garnish with a fresh blackberry threaded onto a rosemary ‘skewer,’ if desired.
Garnish with a fresh blackberry threaded onto a rosemary ‘skewer,’ if desired.