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The Morticia

The eeriest of Halloween cocktails. Blackberries and champagne star in it. A smoky twig of thyme adds and spooky touch. Plus a non alcoholic version.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 1 glass
Course: Drinks
Calories: 211
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the muddled blackberries
  • a handful blackberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 twig thyme (plus extra to decorate the glass)
  • 20 ml pomegranate juice (approx. 0.66oz.)(or sub cranberry juice)
To create the black rim on the glass
  • 1 tbsp (black or purple decorating) sugar (if not using black/purple food coloring)
  • a pinch salt
  • 1-2 drops black or dark purple food coloring (if not using colored decorating sugar)
  • 2-3 tbsp lime or lemon juice
  • 120-150 ml brut champagne or prosecco (or juice ginger ale to make it non alcoholic)

Equipment

  • Cocktail shaker (or other tall container with lid)
  • Muddler (or otherwise a fork will do)

Method
 

  1. Start by adding the blackberries, thyme and pomegranate juice to a cocktail shaker (or another tall container with a lid) and give it a good shake. If the blackberries haven't fallen apart yet, mashed them a bit with a muddler or a fork. Keep in mind, you want the blackberries to be muddled, but certainly not pureed!
When using black/purple decorating sugar
  1. Prepare 2 plates: one with a little bit of lime juice and another one with black decorating sugar and a pinch of salt.
  2. First dip the glass in the lime juice and then in the decorative sugar.
When using black/purple food coloring
  1. Prepare 2 plates: one with a little bit of lime juice and a drop of black food coloring. The other with sugar mixed it a pinch of salt.
  2. First dip the champagne glass in the colored lime juice, directly after that in the sugar/salt mix.
Pouring the cocktail in the champagne glass
  1. Remove the twigs of thyme from the cocktail shaker. Carefully scoop a bit of the muddled blackberries in the champagne glass (filling ΒΌ of the glass), making sure not to spill it on the side of the glass.
  2. Now slowly pour the champagne/prosecco in the glass (or ginger ale for an alcohol free drink).
  3. Decorate the glass with a twig of thyme. You can light the twig for a ghostly look. For kids definitely decorate the twig or the glass with 2 olives to make creepy eyes.

Notes

Nutritional information:
the information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.