Bold Blackberry Collins

The Bold Blackberry Collins has a fruity, tart, refreshing, botanical, effervescent flavor profile. A vibrant twist on the classic Tom Collins that celebrates the rich, jammy sweetness of fresh blackberries. This refreshing cocktail combines muddled berries with gin and citrus for a beautifully colored drink that's both bold in flavor and visually stunning.

A Bold Blackberry Collins requires 7 ingredients: London Dry Gin, Fresh blackberries, Fresh Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Club Soda, Fresh blackberries, Lemon wheel.

A Bold Blackberry Collins takes about 3 minutes to prepare and is considered easy difficulty.

A Bold Blackberry Collins is traditionally served in a collins, garnished with Fresh blackberries and lemon wheel.

Yes, you can make a mocktail version of the Bold Blackberry Collins by substituting the spirits with non-alcoholic alternatives such as seedlip, non-alcoholic distilled spirits, or flavored syrups and juices that mimic the original flavor profile.

The Tom Collins, the foundation for this blackberry variation, dates back to the 1870s and was named after a popular hoax of the era where people would tell friends that a man named Tom Collins was spreading rumors about them at a nearby bar. The original Collins family of cocktails – including John Collins made with whiskey – became staples of American drinking culture. The Bold Blackberry Collins represents the modern craft cocktail movement's approach to classics: respecting the original structure while incorporating seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients. This berry variation likely emerged in the 2000s as bartenders began experimenting with fresh fruit muddling techniques and craft distilleries started producing more diverse gin expressions. The use of blackberries specifically gained popularity as these antioxidant-rich berries became more widely available year-round and their complex flavor profile – balancing sweetness with subtle tartness – proved to complement gin's botanical character perfectly.