Blackberry Gin and Tonic: A Fruity Twist on a Classic

on Mar 07, 2025

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This blackberry gin and tonic is the perfectly versatile cocktail. The blackberries bring a juicy, tart fruit flavor that plays beautifully with your favorite botanical gin and a slightly sweet tonic.

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Sip it while entertaining, or just because you want to feel fancy on a Tuesday.

Two glasses of a pink cocktail garnished with blackberries, lime wedges, and rosemary sprigs. A bottle is blurred in the background, and scattered blackberries and lime are on the surface.

While I love a classic gin and tonic, adding fresh fruits is a great way to try something a little different.

Making a good cocktail doesn’t have to be complicated. For more ideas, try our peach bellini or spicy margarita!

Why I Love This Recipe

It’s a simple twist on a classic G&T.
Easy to make, but looks beautiful.
Easy to customize with your favorite gin, flavored tonics, or other fruits.
Great for batching if you’re serving a crowd.

Ingredients Needed

Here is a preview of what you need for this drink. The recipe card contains the ingredients and detailed instructions.

Grab your favorite gin and a nice tonic (like Fevertree or Fentimans) to make this easy recipe. Add blackberries and lime, and you’re off!

Hendrick's Gin bottle with two Fentimans tonic water bottles, blackberries, a lime wedge, rosemary sprigs, and ice on a wooden board.

How to Make It

Make one for yourself and a friend in just five minutes. It’s that easy!

Two clear glasses each contain two blackberries. A blurred background shows slices of lime, a bottle, and rosemary.

Step 1: Wash blackberries and add two to each glass.

Two empty glasses with muddled berries inside, next to a wooden muddler. A bottle and lime wedges are in the background.

Step 2: Gently mash the berries using a muddler or wooden spoon.

A hand pours liquid from a metal jigger into a glass filled with ice cubes and a red liquid. Lime wedges and bottles are in the blurred background.

Step 3: Fill glasses with ice and add gin.

Two glasses of iced berry cocktails with a mixing stick, surrounded by lime wedges and ingredients, in a kitchen setting.

Step 4: Top with tonic and gently stir. Add garnish if desired and serve!

Recipe Variations

Add a slice of jalapeño if you want a little heat.
Swap gin for a botanical non-alcoholic spirit or use extra blackberries and tonic.
Get “the good ice” (nugget ice) at a local drive-thru like Sonic or Zaxby’s. They will sell it by the bag!

Two glasses filled with pink iced drinks, each garnished with lime wedges and blackberries on skewers, on a light surface. Lime wedges and herbs are visible in the background.

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Two iced berry cocktails garnished with blackberries and lime wedges on a white surface, with a bottle and scattered lime pieces in the background.

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Fresh Blackberry Gin and Tonic

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A Blackberry gin and tonic is the perfect cocktail. Blackberries are a juicy and tart, playing beautifully with a botanical gin and a slightly sweet tonic.

Prep: 5

Total: 5

Yield: 1 cocktail

By: Andrea Updyke

Ingredients

Instructions

Add two blackberries to bottom of a glass, muddle until lightly mashed
Top with crushed ice and fresh lemon juice
Add the gin and add the tonic to fill the glass, leaving room for more ice if needed.
Mix well or serve as is with the fruit in the bottom (stir lightly to only mix the gin and tonic).
Garnish with blackberries and a sprig of rosemary (optional) and enjoy!

Notes

Use your favorite gin for this fresh cocktail. I like Hendrick’s, Plymouth, or Roku!

If your ice maker doesn’t make “the good ice” you can buy bags of it from Zaxby’s or Sonic among other fast food places.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail, Calories: 141kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 0.1g, Fat: 0.04g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g, Sodium: 14mg, Potassium: 20mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 20IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 4mg, Iron: 0.1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.