Mixed Berry Summer Refresher

This Mixed Berry Summer Refresher combines fresh raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries with a bright lemon and simple syrup mixture and plenty of bubbly club soda. When summer berries are at their sweetest, there's no better way to enjoy them than in a refreshing drink.

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

cooling time30

Total Time40

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: beverage recipe, drink recipe, fruit recipe, Holiday drink, summer cocktail, summer party, summer recipe

Servings: Servings

Calories: 65kcal

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Kitchen Essentials

Tulip Glass

Highball Glass

Ball Pitcher

Ingredients

For the Pitcher Mixture

4 Ounces Lemon Juice
3 Ounces Simple Syrup or to taste
9 Ounces Cold Water

For Each Glass

2 Raspberries
2 Blackberries
1 Strawberry sliced
Ice
2 Ounces Club Soda or enough to top the glass
Fresh Mint for garnish

Instructions

Add the fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and cold water to a pitcher. Stir well to combine.
4 Ounces Lemon Juice, 3 Ounces Simple Syrup, 9 Ounces Cold Water
Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until well chilled.
When ready to serve, add 2 raspberries, 2 blackberries, and 1 sliced strawberry to each glass.
2 Raspberries, 2 Blackberries, 1 Strawberry
Gently muddle the berries with a muddler or the back of a wooden spoon to release their juices.
Fill each glass with ice.
Ice
Top each glass with approximately 2 ounces of club soda, or enough to fill the glass.
2 Ounces Club Soda
Gently stir and garnish with fresh mint and additional berries, if desired.
Fresh Mint
Serve immediately.

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Notes

Adjust the simple syrup to taste depending on the sweetness of your berries and your personal preference. Keep the club soda separate until serving so the drink stays bubbly.

To make this a cocktail: Add 1 ounce of gin to each glass before adding the prepared lemon mixture and club soda.

A Note About the Recipe Amounts

I intentionally made the pitcher base a little concentrated here. Once each glass gets muddled berries, ice, and club soda, the flavors get diluted a bit. This gives us a refreshing drink rather than something watery.

And I really like the 2 raspberries + 2 blackberries + 1 strawberry per glass. It's specific enough that readers know exactly what to do, but the recipe still gives us plenty of flexibility in the variations section.

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