Party Bear Recipe

Prepare honey syrup (if not ready)

If you don't have honey syrup on hand, combine equal parts honey and hot water (for this recipe, mix 1 tablespoon honey with 1 tablespoon hot water) and stir until smooth. Cool briefly before using.

Add vodka, ginger liqueur (or ginger syrup), fresh lime juice, honey syrup, blackberry puree (or 4 muddled blackberries), and Angostura bitters into a cocktail shaker.

Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup) then secure the lid and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds, until the shaker is chilled and slightly frosted.

Strain the cocktail into a chilled highball or Collins glass filled halfway with fresh ice. If you used muddled blackberries, fine-strain to remove seeds.

Top the drink with about 2 oz club soda to give a light effervescence. Stir gently once with a bar spoon to combine without flattening the soda.

Skewer 2 fresh blackberries on a small pick and rest it across the rim or drop them into the glass.

Float a lime wheel on the top and tuck a mint sprig alongside for aroma. Optionally clap the mint between your palms first to release oils.

Serve immediately while fizzy.