The makers of DANZKA Vodka (Danish by design) have created a pretty summer cocktail recipe that’s designed to refresh. Fresh blackberries add a healthy dose of antioxidants and the lavender is widely regarded to aid in relaxation and lowering blood pressure.

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The Politikerleden Summer Cocktail

Recipe courtesy Danzka Vodka 

Ingredients:
6 lemons
4 cups of water
1 cup sugar
½ cup fresh blackberries
2 oz DANZKA Original Vodka (or your favorite Vodka brand)
1 sprig fresh lavender

Instructions:
With a vegetable peeler, remove zest from four lemons and squeeze enough juice from lemons to make one cup. In a saucepan, boil two cups of water with sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add zest, lemon juice and remaining water and cool.  In a food processor or blender, puree blackberries and stir into lemon mixture. Pour liquid through a sieve into a container. (Blackberry lemonade will keep refrigerated for several days.)

In a rocks glass filled with ice, add 2 oz. of DANZKA Original Vodka, top with 3 oz. of blackberry lemonade. Garnish with a lavender sprig.

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