Blueberry Gin Cocktail Recipe

spooky black halloween cocktail topped with basil and a skull in the background

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Blueberry Gin Cocktail Recipe

This Blueberry Gin Cocktail is like Midnight in the Witch’s Garden made sugar free just in time for Halloween! This perfectly spooky drink is made with activated charcoal and blueberries to give this drink a creepy, black and purple hue. Combine with gin, fresh lemon juice, muddled basil leaves, and diet ginger beer for a refreshing botanical drink. Enjoy these drinks that look like they came straight from a witch’s garden at midnight this Halloween!

Prep Time5 mins

Total Time5 mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cocktails, gin, Halloween, keto, low carb, sugar free

Servings: cocktails

Calories: 150kcal

Author: Briana

Ingredients

8 grams basil leaves (about 16 basil leaves)
40 grams blueberries, fresh or frozen
2 ounces lemon juice
4 ounces gin
1/2 teaspoon activated charcoal powder
1 can diet ginger beer
ice
Garnish with basil

Instructions

Gently muddle about 8 basil leaves per drink in the bottom of each highball glass. Set glasses aside.
In a cocktail shaker, the blueberries, muddle well.
Pour your fresh squeezed lemon juice, gin and activated cocktail into the shaker. Stir the mixture with a bar spoon.
Fill the cocktail shaker with ice, and shake well for 30 seconds, until shaker is cold. Double strain into glasses filled with ice, then top off the drinks with diet ginger beer.
Garnish with fresh basil.

Notes

Make and serve right away. These aren't the best to be made ahead of time.

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