Iced Sweet Tea Mule with Sugared Blackberries

Name: Iced Sweet Tea Mule with Sugared Blackberries
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: 3 blackberries; Sugar, in a small bowl for dipping; Simple syrup, in a small bowl for dipping; 1 ounce prepared, brewed Luzianne® Family Size Iced Sweet Tea, chilled. (Instructions on how to make Sweet Tea); 1 ounce vodka; 2 ounces ginger beer, or more to taste; 2 lime wedges, for juice, plus more for garnish

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Brew Time:

3–5 minutes

Yield:

1 cocktail

Sweet tea and berries add a delicious hint of summer to the Southern version of a classic Moscow mule cocktail. Light enough for a lunch cocktail and great anytime on a hot day.

Ingredients

3 blackberries
Sugar, in a small bowl for dipping
Simple syrup, in a small bowl for dipping
1 ounce prepared, brewed Luzianne_® Family Size Iced Sweet Tea, chilled. (Instructions on how to make Sweet Tea)
1 ounce vodka
2 ounces ginger beer, or more to taste
2 lime wedges, for juice, plus more for garnish

Directions

Working with one blackberry at a time, quickly dip each blackberry into syrup and then dip into sugar, rolling fruit across sugar in order to coat evenly. Thread a garnish stick with blackberries; set aside.
Add all remaining ingredients to a copper mule cup; add crushed ice and 2 squeezes of lime; stir gently to combine. Garnish with sugared blackberries and an additional wedge of lime.