Wild Blackberry Margaritas

If this isn't West-meets-South I don't know what is! This beverage was the signature cocktail of the Selby-Coulter wedding and I (the bride) wanted to choose something that featured an indigenous Pacific Northwest fruit with a Tex-Mex flair to pay homage to the two parts of the country we grew up in. Perfect summer (or end of summer!) cocktail. 

Wild Blackberry Margaritas

Ingredients
2 parts Sauza Hornitos
2 parts Stirrings margarita mix
1 part Cointreau
1 part Real Lime Juice (avoid Rose's Lime juice, it is too sweet.)
3-4 Blackberries
Splash of Sprite or other lemon-lime soda
Lime Wedges

Directions
• Lightly muddle ice and blackberries together in cocktail shaker.
• Add ingredients 1-4.
• Shake and pour into salted rim glass or mason jar.
• Add Sprite.
• Stir, garnish with lime wedge and serve (makes one serving).