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MxMo XXX: Local Flavor — Blackberry Gin Shrub

Stevi August 10, 2008 Gin, Mixology Monday, Recipes 7 Comments

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MxMo Logo When Kevin Kelpe at Save the Drinkers announced that August’s Mixology Monday would be about local flavor, I knew I’d have to come to terms with the blackberry, my great summertime foe.

In the Seattle area, we are overrun by the Himalayan wild blackberry, considered an invasive weed. When I ride in the summer, I wear chaps to protect my legs from the thorny vines I swear I can see growing, … Continue Reading