The Cincinnati Reds Refresher

Name: The Cincinnati Reds Refresher
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6-8 fresh blackberries; Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean (or 0.5 tsp vanilla extract); 0.75 oz demerara syrup (2:1 demerara sugar and water); 1 oz fresh lime juice; 2 oz black tea (brewed strong and cooled); Cinnamon sugar (1 tsp cinnamon + 2 tbsp sugar), for rim; Ice; Fresh blackberries and vanilla bean piece, for garnish

A deep red blackberry-vanilla smash with cinnamon-sugar rim, inspired by the Cincinnati Reds.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 10 min | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Medium

The Cincinnati Reds Refresher mocktail — deep red blackberry-vanilla smash with cinnamon-sugar rim

Ingredients

6-8 fresh blackberries
Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean (or 0.5 tsp vanilla extract)
0.75 oz demerara syrup (2:1 demerara sugar and water)
1 oz fresh lime juice
2 oz black tea (brewed strong and cooled)
Cinnamon sugar (1 tsp cinnamon + 2 tbsp sugar), for rim
Ice
Fresh blackberries and vanilla bean piece, for garnish

Instructions

Rim a rocks glass with cinnamon sugar: wet the rim with lime juice and dip into cinnamon-sugar blend.
In a shaker, muddle blackberries with vanilla bean seeds and demerara syrup.
Add lime juice, black tea, and ice. Shake vigorously for 12 seconds.
Double-strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice (use a fine mesh strainer to catch seeds).
Garnish with 2-3 fresh blackberries on a pick and a small piece of vanilla bean.

Category: mlb-mocktails

Tags: reds, mlb, blackberry, vanilla, cinnamon, cincinnati, baseball, autumn