Agave Negro

• Recipe by Cocktails 2007

Social Hollywood • Los Angeles
Beverage director and sommelier Franklin Ferguson's inspiration for this drink was bubble tea. The round sections of blackberry (called drupelets) mimic the look of the tapioca pearls in the popular Asian beverage.

Ingredients

1. 2 blackberries, plus 1 blackberry and 1 lime wheel skewered on a pick
2. 1 cup ice
3. 1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila
4. 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
5. 3/4 ounce Simple Syrup
6. 1/2 ounce Chambord
7. 1 ounce chilled club soda

Directions

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the 2 blackberries. Add the ice, tequila, lime juice, Simple Syrup and Chambord. Shake well and pour into a rocks glass. Stir in the club soda and garnish with the skewered blackberry and lime wheel.