Savannah Fizz Cocktail Recipe

Celebrate summer with this refreshing concoction inspired by Georgia's oldest city.

Savannah Fizz Cocktail

Photo by: She-N-He Photography

She-N-He Photography

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces sweet tea vodka
  • 2 blackberries
  • 4 mint leaves
  • 1/2 ounce simple syrup
  • Champagne

Instructions

1: Muddle blackberries and mint with simple syrup.

2: Add sweet tea vodka and shake in cocktail shaker.

3: Strain into champagne flute and top with champagne.

4: Garnish with a mint leaf or blackberry.

Makes 1 cocktail

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