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Empress Classic

Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 1 serving

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You'll dress your drink menu to impress when you bring back this timeless option! Bar none (but obviously there is a bar, ha), the beautiful Empress Classic will be the center of attention at your next gathering... and by gathering, we mean at any time you'd like to indulge. Juicy blackberries are muddled with some honey, and served over ice. Topped with sweet pineapple juice and citrusy lime juice, the splash of uniquely fantastic Empress 1908™ Gin come together to create a completely unbelievable taste and visual experience! You won't have to try too hard to impress with Empress Classic. One sip says it all!

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 pint fresh or frozen blackberries, plus more, to taste, for garnish
  • 1/2 ounce honey
  • ice, to taste
  • 3 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 ounces premium tonic water
  • 1 1/2 ounces Empress 1908 Gin
  • rosemary sprigs, to taste, for garnish

Directions

Step 1 -In a glass, add 1/4 pint of the blackberries and the honey and muddle to combine.

Step 2 -Add the ice to the blackberry-honey mixture.

Step 3 -Pour the pineapple juice and the lime juice over the ice and top with the tonic water.

Step 4 -Pour the gin over the drink mixture.

Step 5 -Serve the drink garnished with extra blackberries and the rosemary sprigs.

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