Ingredients
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3 cups blackberries (more for garnish)
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup water
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4 cups club soda
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Vanilla ice cream
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120 millilitres (4 ounces) vodka
Directions
- Make a berry syrup: boil the berries, sugar and water in a pan, then simmer for 15 minutes. Push the berries through a fine sieve and allow the juice to cool.
- Non-alcoholic version: add the berry juice to each glass of sparkling water.
- Alcoholic version: add half a glass of sparkling water and 30 or 60 milliliters (one or two ounces) of vodka to 1/4 cup of berry juice.
- To both non-alcohol and alcohol glasses, add a large scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Garnish with blackberries.