Blueberry Gin Sour

5 from 3 votes

The bright flavors of blueberry and lemon are a great combination with Hendrick's Gin, which has notes of cucumber and rose. A perfect pairing for springtime cocktails.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, Scottish

Keyword: alcohol, blueberries, cocktail, drink, lemon, limoncello, sour

Servings: cocktail

Calories: 269kcal

Author: Kimberly Salem

Equipment

Cocktail shaker and strainer(s)
Saucepan and strainer for syrup

Ingredients

Blueberry Syrup

2 cups ripe blueberries rinsed
4 oz water (118 ml/½ cup)
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3.5 oz sugar (118 ml/½ cup)- see note

Blueberry Gin Sour Cocktail

1¾ oz Hendrick's Gin
½ oz Limoncello
1 oz Blueberry syrup - you can use the homemade syrup or purchase pre-made
1 oz Lemon juice
2 dashes Aromatic bitters
¾ oz egg white (20 g)
lemon peel (optional)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Blueberry Syrup

Put the blueberries, sugar, water and lemon zest in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Mash up the berries and stir occasionally.
Once the sugar is fully dissolved, you can remove it from the heat. This will give your syrup a more fresh blueberry taste. If you prefer, you can bring this to a boil for 5 minutes if you want a more jam-like flavor.
Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer and store the liquid syrup in your refrigerator for a couple of weeks. Discard at any sign of mold. You can add a splash of vodka to this to extend your shelf life.

Blueberry Gin Sour cocktail

Add the gin, limoncello, blueberry syrup, lemon juice, bitters and egg white to a cocktail shaker.
Fill the shaker with ice and shake about 15-20 times, until the mixture is chilled.
Strain out the ice and then shake the mixture without ice.
Strain the cocktail into a coupe glass. You can also double strain through two strainers at the same time. Garnish with blueberries on a cocktail pick (or use your imagination!)
Optionally, take a piece of lemon peel and squeeze it over the cocktail to express some lemon oil onto the foam.

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Notes

Substitute 130 g (1⅓ cup) of allulose for the sugar to make reduced sugar blueberry syrup. This will reduce the calories of one cocktail by about 75 cal.

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