Mint-Blackberry Mule

Ingredients:

• 90 ml lime juice
• 1/3 cup mint leaves, plus 3 mint sprigs, for garnish
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh ginger
• 15 blackberries
• 170 ml of vodka
• 330 ml ginger beer
• Special equipment: cocktail shaker, pestle, 3 glass jars or copper mugs, skewers

Preparation:

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine lime juice, mint leaves, ginger, and 9 blackberries. Puree until smooth.
2. Add vodka and some ice to a shaker; shake until combined. Strain into three jars or mugs. Pour 110 ml of ginger beer into each cocktail. Garnish with a mint sprig and two blackberries secured with a skewer.