Bramble Bee Danny Ojinaga (IG: @cart00ndan) and Will Young (IG: @whiskey_bandit_99), Picazo Kitchen & Bar, Sonoma, CA; Photo by Danny Ojinaga and Will Young

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Novo Fogo Cachaca infused with juniper berries
• 1/2 oz. Amontillado Sherry
• 3/4 oz. The Perfect Purée Blackberry Puree, thawed
• 3/4 oz. Lemon juice
• 1/4 oz. Simple syrup

Method for the Infused Gin:

1. Add 50 grams of juniper berries to 1 liter of Novo Fogo.
2. Set aside for 2-3 days.
3. Strain berries using a cheesecloth.
4. Bottle.

Method for Cocktail: 

1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake hard, then double strain into a rocks glass filled with pebble/crushed ice.
2. Garnish with lemon verbena sprig.